February 22, 2010

GWC Board Member Hattie Babbitt speaks at global corporate social responsibility event on water

GWC Board Member and former Ambassador Hattie Babbitt spoke at a panel on corporate social responsibility on water. The event was sponsored by the The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Business Civic Leadership Center. From the BCLC Blog:

Today BCLC hosted its first global CSR issues forum in 2010. The focus was on water and the different business-nonprofit partnerships that exist to affect the challenges of clean water and sanitation. Speakers represented Dow Chemical Company, the Global Water Challenge, ITT Corporation, Mercy Corp, Diageo, and CHF International. Also, Ambassador Hattie Babbitt of the Aspen Institute offered thoughtful comments; specifically, that addressing the water issue requires a long-term commitment of time and focus, not just money and resources. “Please stay with it,” she said.

You can read the full blog post here.