The keynote panel discussion on Saturday, January 22, will feature Kim
Gandy, president of the National Organization for Women; Medea Benjamin, co-
founder of CODE PINK and Global Exchange; and James Zogby, founder of the
Arab -American Institute. Carver. free-market think tank. They don't want the
public to get all the facts .

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John Carver,
presentations by authors and business consultants Rob Lebow, Randy Spitzer,
Dr.

"We have accepted for a long time that business is a learned skill," said
Dr. And the 1/22 issue of The
Economist confirms this challenge, stating in an editorial "CSR cannot
be a substitute for wise (business) policies .

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O.), Tom Hayden, and
James Zogby (Arab-American Institute) headline a three-day workshop for
progressive activists

WASHINGTON , Hundreds of grassroots activists from
around the nation will gather in the nation's capital next week for a three-
day seminar and workshop starting Friday, January 21, the day after the
Presidential inauguration, and running through the weekend. The organization has booked a
slate of marquis speakers and presenters representing the full span of the
progressive movement over the last 50 years.
Beginning Friday, seminar topics will include how to unify the multitude
of interests and ethnicities in the progressive movement, how to communicate
to the media and how to build effective grassroots organizations.

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policygovernanceassociation.org ) is a non-profit organization founded
in 1999 to promote owner-accountable, effective governance.
"Openly promoting a particular agenda is perfectly fine; however,
CSRWire represents themselves as a provider of unfiltered information
for investors and analysts, and that is clearly not the case," said
Steven Milloy, CSRWatch. "Basic principles of
transparency, which underlie the tenets of corporate social
responsibility are sorely lacking here." More than 300 Web pages
containing the word "profitability" linked to various CSR and SRI
reports can be found on the SRI World Group sites.

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A full schedule of events
follows can be found at http://www.
"For years, advocates of CSR and 'social responsible investment'
(SRI) have claimed that a CSR agenda is not only nice but profitable,"
said Fred Smith, president of the Competitive Enterprise Institute, a
Washington, D.

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This year's conference features a keynote address by Dr.
A copy of the Laffer study, funded by CSRWatch.com

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Sites covering breaking news from an explicitly libertarian perspective, as well as sites for libertarian magazines, newspapers, and other publications.

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Former California State Senator Tom Hayden will also present "A
History of Social Movements" early that same day.

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CSRWire has distributed numerous press releases touting books and
studies with claims such as "Profits with Principles" and "Study Links
Financial Link to Environmental Performance. The thinking behind CSR does not meet
that test.cei.

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"The social
progress achieved through blood, sweat and tears in the last century is under
unprecedented attack," says PDA Executive Director Tim Carpenter. "Policy Governance has the answers they are all
seeking. "But what they are really
trying to do is keep themselves in business.com for the full story and
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Resources:

http://www.

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PDA Policy Director Steve Cobble will moderate their
discussion on the challenges and opportunities facing the progressive
movement . John Carver.org

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C.com/displaystory.com

http://www.

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----The following is
a statement provided by Steven Milloy, president of CSRWatch.csrwatch.

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Progressive
Democrats of America (PDA ) is sponsoring the event to develop strategies to
reshape the future of the Democratic Party. "The 47% of
Americans who disagree with this administration's policies need to be equipped
with the history and tools to protect our civil liberties and advance the
cause of social and political progress . Betty Flowers and Miriam Carver, and several hands-on workshops that
demonstrate how Policy Governance works. At the same time, it maximizes the creative freedom of
CEOs to achieve results.economist.

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politics ."
The Progressive Summit takes place January 21-23 at the David A.
Directors and CEOs who use this system will be gathering at "Creating the
Future: Good Governance in Action," the International Policy Governance
Association's second annual conference being held in Scottsdale, Arizona on
June 2-4.

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Medea Benjamin (CODE PINK), Kim Gandy (N."
Laffer's study challenges the notion -- loudly trumpeted by
proponents of corporate social responsibility -- that the practice is
not only good , but good for business.. To improve capitalism, you
first need to understand it.

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In the past year ,
IPGA membership has almost doubled as more boards learn about Policy
Governance and the possibilities it creates for boards, CEOs and shareholders.

Statement From Steven Milloy of CSRWatch.com: CSR / SRI Industry Refuses to Distribute Study Questioning CSR Profitability; Economist Arthur Laffer Finds CSR M

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Business Editors

WASHINGTON, D.

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org."
Policy Governance enhances the accountability of staff to the board and
the board to owners.

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W.pdamerica."
Commenting on why the PDA Summit was scheduled to coincide with the second
Bush inauguration, Carpenter said, "This inaugural event misses the
opportunity to embrace the entire family of Americans; instead it is focused
on the narrow clique of those that underwrote the President's re-election. Clarke
Law School Auditorium at the University of the District of Columbia.

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The venue
is handicapped accessible.pdamerica. One alternative
to under-achievement by boards and over-regulation by governments is Policy
Governance , a framework of principles designed by Dr. "It just makes sense that a system for boards of directors can be
learned and be effective."

The International Policy Governance Association
( http://www.C.

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We're sending a signal that American progressives remain a potent,
transformative force in U.com:

A self-styled clearing house for the "corporate social
responsibility" (CSR ) movement refused to distribute a recent study
showing companies don't profit by adopting politically "progressive"
policies.

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But CSRWire refused to publish news about a January study authored
by award-winning economist Arthur Laffer that found no link between
corporate profitability and CSR policies. In several
little-noticed respects, it is already a hindrance to them.

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S. OTTAWA, May 24 - Spectacular corporate failures like Enron
and WorldCom and the advent of the controversial Sarbanes-Oxley legislation
have focused attention on what goes on behind boardroom doors. If left
unchallenged, it could well become more so." See www.economist.

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Progressive Power-Hitters to Lead Hundreds of Grassroots Activists in a Counter-Inaugural Summit in D.C.

For more Summit information and registration go to:
http://www.

Making Boards Work is No Mystery Policy Governance Proponents Say

cfm?story_id=3574392 for an interview
with Economist Deputy Editor Clive Crook.

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org..economist .com, transcript and
streaming audio of the media roundtable is available online at
http://www .

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"Shareholders, governments and corporate social
responsibility advocates are right to demand better performance by boards,"
says IPGA CEO, Susan Mogensen.
CSRWire, an SRIWorld owned news distribution service, claims to
offer a "live, unfiltered feed (of) news releases" representing "the
views of the authoring companies and organizations.

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