Carlos Slim Quotes

As both a local resident and a parent with a CF-afflicted child, I'm thankful for companies like Canon, Chase and Outback who believe that giving back to the community is critical to their role as corporate citizens.

It is no accident that our business, The University of Phoenix, is one of the top 50 community-minded companies in America. My father and I are strong believers in the concept of community.

For us, my wife and I and all of my partners believe that corporations have to be corporate citizens, and individuals who benefit from them, or who have built them, need to give back.

What helps people, helps business.

I am a big believer that you can have a successful business and give back; it's just about the intention behind starting your business.

Corporations in communities need to be better neighbors.

When we started our foundation, I was less than 30 years old. We pledged that 10 per cent of our profits, whatever the amount, would be used for a social cause, and that we would be actively involved in that cause.

I truly believe that philanthropy and commerce can work together.

The private sector must play a role in ensuring the prosperity and health of the people who comprise its market. It is time for the private sector to become a proactive partner contributing to the efforts of governments and philanthropies.

I think all philanthropy invests in product innovation, whether in a vaccine or a new kind of product of one sort or another, and I think we'll all continue to do that.

I'm proud to partner with organizations that place an emphasis on and share my interest in giving back to the community. RBC has a rich history of doing this through their sponsorship of golf and the extensive ambassadorial program they have in place.

If you've been fortunate enough to have some success in business, I think it's important to put something back.

We measured our success not just by how much money we made, but by how much we contributed to the community. It was a two-part bottom line.

I want to work for a company that contributes to and is part of the community. I want something not just to invest in. I want something to believe in.

People in business generally have a responsibility to the community. They have to put back into the community from which they take. I think I've adopted that all through my life. Caring and sharing are two major fundamentals of life.

The support of organizations including the NY Jets, Canon USA, USA Football, and Outback Steakhouse is a great example of how corporate America can make an impact in bettering the communities where employees work and live.

We've always tried to be good citizens in the communities that we do business in.

I would like it to be a legal requirement for all businesses to be linked to a charity.

I strongly believe the business of a business is to improve the world.

For us, giving back is not an extracurricular activity.

The business aspect and the social aspect of FEED go hand in hand. The more we can strengthen our business, the more we are able to give. And the more we can focus on giving back, the more customers will want to buy our products, thus strengthening our business.

The idea that you encourage companies to take their innovative thinkers and think about the most needy - even beyond the market opportunities - that's something that appropriately ought to be done.

My brother and I made a pact that every deal we do has to have a charitable component; otherwise, we don't do it.

I believe that companies that have the opportunity to improve the lives of their customers and communities have the responsibility to do so.

Are businesses really benefitting if their communities are suffering? It doesn't seem like it.