
Navigating CSR in a Time of Change
ACCP’s Andrea Wood chats about the current and future state of CSR, unpacking key findings from their Annual CSR Insights Report and reminding how they help CSR leaders chart their course.
Carol Cone, heralded as the ‘Mother of Social Purpose,’ is a pioneering figure in cause marketing with over 25 years of experience fostering partnerships between corporations, brands, and social causes for significant societal and business outcomes. As the founder of Carol Cone ON PURPOSE, she has created impactful programs like the Avon Breast Cancer Crusade and My Special Aflac Duck, raising over $2.5 billion for various causes. A luminary in purpose-driven strategy, Cone has authored a book on nonprofit branding, delivered countless insights through research and speaking engagements, and has been recognized with accolades such as the PRWeek 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award. Her agency is dedicated to educating, inspiring, and accelerating purpose programs worldwide. She hosts the Purpose 360 Podcast on TruStory FM.
ACCP’s Andrea Wood chats about the current and future state of CSR, unpacking key findings from their Annual CSR Insights Report and reminding how they help CSR leaders chart their course.
Ford Philanthropy’s Mary Culler shares how her team is redefining what corporate giving looks like, tackling one of the greatest barriers to equity: access.
Covenant House’s Bill Bedrossian discusses transforming young lives through emergency shelter, support services, and stability programs – helping youth overcome homelessness, trafficking, and aging out of foster care.
“The Purpose Reset” explores how purpose evolves over time. The authors share tools for aligning personal & team goals, showing how small resets—not grand gestures—keep us connected to what matters most.
Atlantic Packaging’s Wes Carter explains how his family-owned company is creating a more sustainable future, proving that packaging, purpose, and profit can go hand in hand.
Newman’s Own Foundation’s Alex Amouyel talks about their success and how it is sharpening its focus, building strategic partnerships, and doubling down on impact measurement.
In turbulent times, former Unilever CEO Paul Polman offers timeless wisdom: business must return to its human core. True leadership means serving with purpose, uniting profit with people and planet.
We invited Amy Strecker, President of Duke Energy Foundation, to discuss how corporate foundations can best serve impacted communities after a disaster.
Margaret Spence, an expert and advocate for transformative and inclusive change, discusses the cost of the reduced investments in DEI and what organizations can do to respond.
Truist Foundation’s Lynette Bell discusses how their commitment to disaster relief has evolved since the pandemic, the lessons learned along the way, and how their work continues to uplift communities.