R. Paul Herman, Founder+ CEO of HIP Investor, will be speaking at a plenary session entitled, “Measuring the ROI of   CSR: How Human Impact Drives Profit and How To Measure It.”

FALL 2007 HIP COMPETITION

Leaders from Intel, McDonald’s + Net Impact leaders have signed up to serve as judges for the inaugural Launch My HIP Career Competition. Read below to learn about how these prominent executives are leading the way!

Bob Langert, Vice President of Sustainability, McDonald’s (MCD)

Bob Langert serves as the Vice President of Sustainability at McDonald’s, leads MCD’s social responsibility efforts and directs social and environmental policy analysis. Mr. Langert is also repsonsibile for strategic program development and the companies social responsibility reporting. His position leads him to be directly involved in global supply chain issues, directing strategies related to sustainable agricultre, biotechnology, animal agricultural and animal welfare and nutritional and health issues. Mr. Langert has worked at McDonald’s since 1983, including roles focused on distribution, leading environmental affairs and heading up Public and Community Affairs before merging efforts to create the Corporate Responsibility Department he heads today.
Liz Maw, Executive Director, Net Impact

Liz Maw joined Net Impact as the Executive Director in the Fall of 2004. At Net Impact, Ms. Maw helps bring the student voice to the forefront of corporate social responsibility issues, whether that is through curriculum change or campus greening at universities, or through influencing recruiters in their hiring of socially conscious employees. Ms. Maw has been active with the Net Impact network since 1999; she was a co-leader of the student Net Impact chapter at Columbia Business School and a co-founder and leader of the San Francisco Bay Area Professionals Chapter. Ms. Maw’s professional experience includes strategic consulting to nonprofits with the Bridgespan Group, a nonprofit strategy consulting firm, as well as fundraising and direct marketing for nonprofit organizations in New York City and Washington, D.C. She holds a BA with honors from Yale University and an MBA from Columbia Business School. Ms. Maw also spent one semester at the Haas School of Business at Univ. of California at Berkeley.
Dave Stangis, Director of Corporate Responsibility, Intel Corp. (INTC)

Dave Stangis is Intel Corporation’s Director of Corporate Responsibility. He works across Intel business units (Environment Health Safety – EHS, Legal, Government Affairs, Human Resources) to coordinate strategy in line with external CSR/Sustainability drivers. He manages Intel’s relationship with the social investment universe, coordinates public affairs and external engagement in the area of Corp. Responsibility. Mr. Stangis manages production of Intel’s Corporate Responsibility Report and monitors and responds to emerging issues that may affect the company’s reputation. He is a member of Intel’s Ethics and Compliance Oversight Committee and facilitates the Company’s Corporate Responsibility Management Review Committee. He also leads Intel’s Community Solutions Group. Intel Community Solutions seeks to enhance communities worldwide through innovative technology applications. Prior to his current assignment, he served as Intel’s EHS External Affairs Manager and produced Intel’s Environmental, Health and Safety performance report. Mr. Stangis has been with Intel since 1996 and held a range of EHS and policy positions prior to Intel.

Marcus Chung, Senior Manager, Social Responsibility, Gap Inc. (GPS)

Marcus Chung joined Gap Inc. in May 2004 as Manager of Public Affairs, focused on developing the company’s CSR strategy and played a key role in producing the company’s award-winning 2004 Social Responsibility Report. In his role as Senior Manager, Social Responsibility Strategic Planning and Communications, Mr. Chung continues to drive the company’s CSR strategy and to manage development of the company’s Social Responsibility Report. In addition, he is responsible for engagement and outreach to the Socially Responsible Investment community. Prior to earning his MBA at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business, Marcus worked as a Senior Research Manager at the Corporate Executive Board, a best practices research and consulting firm based in Washington DC. Mr. Chung graduated with honors from Wesleyan University where he majored in English and in French literature.

Summaries Due on November 16th – Decisions in December 2007

More info at: http://www.accountability-central.com/single-view-default/article/foundations-to-provide-50000-in-cash-and-prizes-to-sustainable-business-start-ups-summaries-due/

WASHINGTON, DC. – October 29, 2007 – The William James Foundation is teaming up with the Foundation for a Sustainable Future to offer more then $50,000 in cash and in-kind prizes to Socially Responsible and Sustainable Business Plans and Start-Ups. The William James Foundation’s 5th annual Socially Responsible Business Plan Competition has been expanded to include an additional set of cash prizes for businesses that will address environmental sustainability issues such as population, consumption culture, technological innovation, and the planet’s limited resources.

Feedback is given to every qualified plan. The judges are experts in both social ventures and traditional business plans, and include community activists, Wall Street professionals, academics, and CEOs of national for-profit and not-for-profit organizations. Each plan will be read multiple times from different viewpoints.

The competition is open to for-profit business (or business ideas) with at least one member who is a current student or has graduated within the past ten years. If you have already started your business, you can not have been in business for more than a year. If you are interested in submitting an entry, please see www.williamjamesfoundation.org for details and entry qualifications or contact ian.fisk@williamjamesfoundation.org.