Welcome to the Corporate Values Strategy Group
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The goal of the Aspen Institute's Corporate Values Strategy Group (CVSG) is to foster dialogue, research and communication strategies for long-term value creation in the corporate world, thus turning the corner on "short-termism." With the support of key partners CVSG moved from several years of substantive cross-sector dialogue to action in 2007.
On June 18, 2007 the CVSG released the Aspen Principles. Formally titled Long- Term Value Creation: Guiding Principles for Corporations and Investors, the Principles were endorsed by public companies, major institutional investors, and others. Since June, a number of prominent groups and individuals have signed on to the Principles. The Aspen Principles are explicitly written as aspirational guidelines for good business practice. In subscribing, and moving over time to implement these outcome oriented principles in their own organizations, operating companies and investors are leading by example and taking a stand that a long-term focus is critical to long-term value creation.
CVSG in 2008
A Brief History of the CVSG
CVSG Supporters
Master Participant List (2003-present)
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KEY LINKS
On the Aspen Principles:
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- Read what people have been saying about the Aspen Principles on our Press Page.
To learn more about the Principles, to find out how your organization can subscribe, or to suggest a topic for a future In Focus, please contact Rachel.Shattuck@aspeninstitute.org.
Other related materials:
- Read the latest In Focus or access an archived edition of our periodic e-reports on practices that support long-term value creation.
- Read a one-page description of CVSG.
To become a member of the CVSG, please contact Rebecca.Darr@aspeninstitute.org.
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Recent & Upcoming Appearances of the ASPEN PRINCIPLES
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 Yale Governance Forum (June 2008, New Haven, CT): Hosted by the Millstein Center for Corporate Governance and Performance, the Yale Governance Forum provides a venue for participants to discuss and debate key current issues in corporate governance. Judith Samuelson (Executive Director, Business & Society) will participate in a session considering the question: Should short-term owners have a say in a company's long-term strategy? Other panel participants include Steve Odland (Chairman & CEO, Office Depot), Andrew Shapiro (President, Lawndale Capital Management) and John Sunderland (Non-Executive Chairman, Cadbury Schweppes).
 Social Venture Network (May 2008, New Jersey): SVN's Annual Member Gathering brings together visionaries in business, economic justice and social enterprise, to reconnect and inspire one another. The Principles will be showcased in a panel on short-termism titled "A Compelling Case for Change -- The Aspen Principles," moderated by Judith Samuelson.
 Aspen Environment Forum (March 2008, Aspen, CO): At the inaugural Aspen Environment Forum, Judith Samuelson, Executive Director of the Business and Society Program, moderated a panel titled "Sustainability in Practice: Managing the Long View," which considered how -- and to what effect -- leaders in banking and investment can encourage long-term thinking.
 Harvard Business School Professor William George and Henry Schacht, Managing Director and Senior Advisor of Warburg Pincus LLC New York, comment on a January Dow-Jones op-ed why 2008 is "a time for action," for executives, investors and policy makers to shed short-term thinking and adopt long-term value creation for the multiple stakeholders of a firm. |
Archived Events
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