For more than 100 years, The Conference Board has helped leaders navigate the defining challenges of their time. Our research helped shape major workplace reforms—from the eight-hour workday and workplace safety standards to workers’ compensation—while informing economic policy and advancing more inclusive leadership.
Today’s challenges are different, but no less consequential. Volatility and uncertainty are no longer temporary disruptions. Geopolitical shifts, economic pressure, technological change, resource constraints, and increasingly divergent political, regulatory, and societal expectations are forcing companies to manage competing demands across markets and stakeholder groups.
At the 2027 Corporate Citizenship Summit, we will examine what responsible leadership requires in this environment. How can companies remain consistent in their values while adapting to local realities? How can they maintain trust when stakeholders hold opposing views? And how can they pursue growth and competitiveness while continuing to support workers, communities, and the environment?
Making these choices will require leaders across the business to work together. The Summit will combine research from The Conference Board with practical perspectives from corporate citizenship and sustainability leaders, CEOs, and senior executives across business functions. The discussions will explore how companies can align decisions across the organization, navigate competing demands, and build organizations that are more resilient, trusted, and prepared for what comes next.
Who Should Attend:
The 2027 Corporate Citizenship Summit brings together senior leaders responsible for corporate citizenship, sustainability, social impact, and related business priorities. It is designed both for executives who lead this work and for colleagues across the business whose decisions shape how companies support workers, communities, and the environment while pursuing growth.
The Summit is especially relevant for:
Chief Sustainability Officers and senior sustainability and ESG leaders
Corporate citizenship, CSR, social impact, and community investment leaders
Corporate foundation and philanthropy executives
Corporate affairs, public affairs, government affairs, and public policy leaders
Community relations and employee engagement leaders
Communications, brand, and reputation leaders
Human resources, talent, workforce health, and safety leaders
Supply chain, operations, procurement, risk, and business continuity leaders
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