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Abbott Presents: The Future of Corporate Philanthropy
TriplePundit has teamed up with Abbott to present a series on the Future of Corporate Philanthropy.
Abbott is a global, broad-based health care company devoted to the discovery, development, manufacture and marketing of pharmaceuticals and medical products, including nutritionals, devices and diagnostics. The company employs nearly 90,000 people and markets its products in more than 130 countries. Working in partnership with others, Abbott leverages its core business expertise and resources to create sustainable solutions in countries around the world. The company has been included in the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index for seven consecutive years; ranked number 28 on the Barron's magazine 2011 list of the world's most respected companies; and number 21 on the Corporate Responsibility magazine 100 Best Corporate Citizens list. In addition to these global honors, Abbott has been recognized for its citizenship and sustainability efforts in Brazil, China, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Italy, Korea, Mexico, Singapore, Tanzania and the United States.
This series is written and curated by MC O'Connor
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Current Do-Good Business Climate Breathes New Life into Corporate Philanthropy
We have teamed up with Abbott to produce an article series on the future of corporate philanthropy. Please read the rest of the series here. By Mike Hannigan To speculate on the future of corporate philanthropy, it helps to first consider the recent past. In the early 1990s, while corporate profits reached an all-time high, there [...]
Corporations With Benefits
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Five Companies that Make Philanthropy Work, and Make Work Philanthropy
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One for One Makes Consumers Feel Like Philanthropists
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The Evolution of Corporate Philanthropy at Abbott
Abbott is a billion dollar multi-national healthcare company with products ranging from pharmaceuticals to nutritional supplements to medial devices. Though the company’s core offerings are heavily tied to social benefit (improving human health), Abbott also donates a substantial amount of funds to it’s foundation which focuses on serving the same core values from the grant-giving side.
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