Institute for Corporate Responsibility

 

Mission Statement 

The aim of the ICR is to be the world's leading intellectual center for scholarship in the field of corporate responsibility. 

History and Purpose 

The Institute for Corporate Responsibility officially received its Charter from George Washington University in October, 2006. The institute is devoted to the development and dissemination of scholarship, including research and teaching pertaining to corporate responsibility. It serves as a vehicle for continuing education, curriculum development, conferences and seminars each of which will address needs of the School of Business, GW University, and the wider Washington, D.C. community. More specifically, ICR will leverage its location to become a leading resource to the business community through business associations and the policy community through federal agencies, Congress, local and regional governments, non-governmental organizations, and international organizations. By fostering such a business-university-government partnership—US and global—the ICR presents a unique knowledge creation and dissemination asset on our campus, building scholarly capacity for our faculty and students, and enhancing GW's prestige worldwide.

Primary Program Areas:The ICR has four primary program areas. Each program may focus solely on research or on teaching (including continuing education) or it may engage in both. Externally focused programs, such as conferences and speakers, would be included as having dimensions of both research and teaching. The University as a whole and its new Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) in particular, offers a rich set of potential resources for collaboration in this regard. The four primary program areas are:

Peace through Commerce
Environmental Sustainability
Corporate Governance
Global Stakeholder Strategies

 Learn more on the ICR website.