Corporate Engagement Project

The objective of the Corporate Engagement Project (CEP), begun in 2001, is to provide managers with clear ideas about how their work with communities relates to the broader sociopolitical environment and to develop practical management tools for supporting stable and productive relations in the societies where corporations work. The Corporate Engagement Project will:

• Provide managers with a better perspective on which aspects of their operational decisions have direct and indirect impacts on the social environment.


• Identify operational options that, rather than feeding into and exacerbating conflict, have positive impacts on relationships among groups and promote overall social and political stability.


• Design management tools that will likely lower insurance, security, reputational and opportunity costs and will contribute to establishing a positive legacy for the company.