Corporate Citizenship & Sustainability
Defining our nation’s education challenge
ExxonMobil Chairman and CEO Rex Tillerson gave the keynote address at a dinner following the Bush Institute conference I wrote about in my last post. Rex used the opportunity to lay out his thoughts on the roles that both government and industry must play to sustain innovation and spark economic growth.
Common Core State Standards = education risk management
It’s been 30 years since a landmark report from a blue-ribbon panel on education warned that the United States was A Nation at Risk. Three decades later, our nation still faces a crisis in education
Why AP Courses Matter
Guest blogger Sara Martinez Tucker, CEO of the National Math and Science Initiative, discusses how NMSI’s Comprehensive Advanced Placement Program is preparing students to excel in rigorous, college-level work.
Phil Mickelson’s big week continues
Phil Mickelson’s storybook finish to win the British Open on Sunday will go down in the annals of golf. But that’s not the only big news going on in his world this week. This coming Friday, Phil will attend the closing ceremony for the 2013 National Mickelson ExxonMobil Teachers Academy.
“When women move forward, the world moves with them”
Last week’s African First Ladies Summit in Tanzania brought together First Ladies from several African nations, along with government officials, private organizations, NGOs and academics to discuss best practices, particularly within public-private partnerships, that can reap sustainable, replicable results, benefit women and strengthen society.
Talking corporate social responsibility in Jakarta
Energy is fundamental to economic growth, and ExxonMobil helps provide the energy supplies that fuel it. That’s our supply chain in its broadest form, and it informs our view of social corporate responsibility.
