Corporate Social Responsibility Awards: Real Estate, Construction and Housing

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Corporate Social Responsibility is undoubtedly one of the most important trends in business today. Customers increasingly expect the companies they do business with to be engaged in doing good. This is especially true among Millennials, many of whom believe that good corporate citizenship should be as central to a company’s mission as making profits. Here in New York, there are probably more businesses – large and small – engaged in more aspects of Corporate Social Responsibility than anyplace else in the world.

So, what exactly is Corporate Social Responsibility? For many, CSR is a broad umbrella that covers everything from philanthropy to environmental stewardship to the treatment of workers in the developing world. Others describe it as a philosophy, an approach to commerce that counsels: “Do well by doing good.” The staff at City & State Reports wanted to refine that thought. So, we took a deep dive into the world of CSR, examined the best examples, and distilled them into series of tenets we call “The 10 Core Principles of Corporate Social Responsibility.” They are:

The next question was how could we promote this trend and encourage more businesses throughout the New York region to embrace the principles of CSR? Answer: Conduct a series of events that would celebrate the best examples of CSR and the people who make it happen. From that, we created City & State Reports, whose mission is to promote CSR by shining a light on the companies that have successfully put one or more of the 10 Core Principles of Corporate Social Responsibility into practice. Along with our event and conference series, we will accomplish this goal journalistically, through our City & State media platform, and academically, through our unique partnership with the City University of New York. Which brings us to today, our inaugural CSR event, where we will honor the achievements of some of the most accomplished professionals from New York’s Real Estate, Construction and Housing sector. Over the next several months, we will spotlight other major segments of New York’s economy.

We hope you will join us over the coming year as we continue to highlight the best of CSR in New York and honor the business leaders who are doing truly great things to help strengthen the communities they serve.

—Tom Allon, Co-Founder & President of City & State Reports