Corporate Citizenship

Corporate citizenship means understanding and managing a company's influence on society and all its stakeholders. Good corporate citizenship integrates economic, social, environmental and ethical values in the core decision-making processes of a business.

Orfeus Research brings its knowledge of the latest international research and best practice in corporate citizenship together with the experience and understanding of the not-for-profit and community sectors to provide a range of consulting services in corporate citizenship and sustainability, including:

• Developing corporate citizenship strategies and programs based on a sound business case and that suit the nature of your business See examples of some of our clients
• Conducting consultation with relevant stakeholders, including employees, government and community groups See also section on research
• Providing customized recommendations about the design and implementation of corporate citizenship programs, including strategic philanthropy, employee volunteering and community-business partnerships
• Brokering, designing and developing community investment programs and community-business partnerships that have a logical fit with your business and address real community needs See also section on program design & evaluation
• Measuring and evaluating the effectiveness of corporate community involvement programs including partnerships and employee volunteering See also section on program design & evaluation
• Social auditing and reporting according to national and international frameworks
• Customized education and training programs on all aspects of corporate citizenship for senior executives or employees See example on teaching Australia's first graduate unit on Corporate Citizenship at the University of Sydney
• Developing public policies to promote corporate citizenship and sustainability see example on the public policy case for corporate citizenship

See examples of some of the projects and publications in corporate citizenship