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I was joined by senior leaders at Chevron Corporation, Hilton Worldwide and Fenton Communications to discuss the challenging societal issues that our companies each address. From ending domestic violence to human trafficking and HIV/AIDS, we have all made significant commitments and have made tremendous results over the years.
We discussed the course and decisions that led to us wanting to make change and collectively agreed that for other companies – large or small – to take a stand, the issue need to align with your business objectives and it’s imperative that you are able to measure your impact in the community. Additionally, the societal issue that a company takes on needs to pivot to the impacts to the company’s employees and workplace.
Here at Verizon we have tackled a number of issues, specifically our Foundation helps people to live healthy, safe and independent lives by addressing disparities in education, health care and sustainability. We have been bringing awareness of the issue of domestic violence and over the last decade, working to end, educate and help prevent it.
It started out with an act of kindness just to donate voicemail boxes and wireless phones to victims of domestic violence and it grew from there. Did it make business sense? Absolutely! Are our employees engaged and doing their part to collect used phones, devices and more? Yes, working together with our employees we are proud to take on this challenging societal issue.
Are we courageous? We all are, if we just take a stand and do something. Please don’t ever be a silent bystander.
To learn more about the work of the Verizon Foundation visit www.verizonfoundation.org.
To view vital speeches given by our authors, visit our speeches page.
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Kathy Brown
S.V.P., Public Policy Development and Corporate Responsibility
Kathy leads Verizon's global corporate responsibility initiatives and policy development. She also oversees the Verizon Foundation.
James Gowen
Chief Sustainability Officer/
V.P. of Services Operations
James oversees Verizon’s supply chain, vehicle fleet, investment recovery, purchasing and materials management and sustainability initiatives.
Rose Kirk
President, Verizon Foundation
Rose leads Verizon's philanthropic strategy with an emphasis on projects that demonstrate the use of Verizon's technology in addressing social issues such as education, domestic violence prevention and online safety. The Verizon Foundation is one of the 15 largest corporate foundations in America.
Jack McArtney
Director of Corporate and Community Responsibility
Jack promotes digital wellness and online safety. He works with parents, educators, service providers, application developers and industry leaders to foster responsible use of Verizon's mobile and broadband networks.
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