How much do kids count in corporate board rooms?
Subtitle: results from a survey of 2001 Fortune 1000 companies
By: by Kimberly M. Thompson.
Contributors: Harvard School of Public Health. Kids Risk Project.
Publisher: Kids Risk Project, Harvard School of Public Health
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 48
Subjects: Social responsibility of business -- United States.; Child welfare -- United States.; Corporations -- Charitable contributions -- United States -- Directories.; Corporations -- Charitable contributions -- United States -- Statistics.
Genres: Directories.; Statistics.
Description: The objective of this study was to characterize the extent of the business community's commitment to children, particularly with respect to understanding its role in assuring children's health and development, by conducting a survey of the largest U.S. companies. Data were obtained from 333 Year 2001 Fortune 1000 companies (33%) between March 20, 2002 and March 20, 2003, with a good representation of all industry sectors.
Notes: "Released March 26, 2003 at the Kids Risk Symposium Managing children's risks: it takes a commitment."