The Global Leadership Network (GLN) is a partnership of ten leading global companies and the prominent U.S.- and U.K.-based corporate responsibility research centers, The Center for Corporate Citizenship at Boston College and AccountAbility.

GLN connects companies committed to achieving world-class performance in corporate citizenship. The network defines performance excellence in corporate citizenship as alignment of corporate citizenship to core business strategy and operations. This alignment creates a commitment to corporate citizenship that generates scalable, long-term sustainable value for shareholders and society alike, drawing upon the core competencies of business.

GLN provides members with:

• A robust learning platform
• Benchmarking and strategic planning tools
• A management framework for continuous improvement
• A global learning community of leading companies
• A proprietary database of best practices
• Access to world-renowned experts

The Center for Corporate Citizenship at Boston College
The Center for Corporate Citizenship at Boston College, a membership-based research organization, is committed to helping business leverage its social, economic, and human assets to ensure both its success and a more just and sustainable world. As a leading resource on corporate citizenship, The Center works with global corporations to help them define, plan and operationalize their corporate citizenship.

AccountAbility
AccountAbility is membership based international institute of research. Its mission is to promote accountability for sustainable development. Its work includes developing innovative and effective accountability tools and standards (notably the AA1000 series), conducting cutting-edge strategic research that explores best practice in organizational accountability and promoting accountability competencies across markets and public bodies. AccountAbility is based in the UK.