Tom Murphy of Microsoft will be the guest at Fenton’s #CSRChat tomorrow, Wednesday, April 18 from 3:00 to 4:00 EST.

Johnson Controls, a $40 billion company with 162,000 employees across the globe, builds on its CSR track record with the release of its 2011 Business and Sustainability Report.

The National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD) announced last week it had accomplished an impressive water stewardship goal, slashing water usage by an astounding 43 percent in 2011.

Accor, a leading hotel chain that owns a bevy of chains including Motel 6, is ramping up their corporate social responsibility efforts. Employee engagement and water stewardship are among the initiatives.

Medtronic issued its 2011 Corporate Citizenship update, which focuses on supply chain management, communicating with its global workforce, and balancing environmental responsibility with its goals to boost growth.

Dell has stopped purchasing Renewable Energy Credits, central to its promise of becoming a “carbon-neutral” company, according to its 2011 corporate responsibility report.

Is there a business case for corporate philanthropy? The Conference Board’s Matteo Tonello, in an academic article also posted on Harvard Law School’s Corporate Governance blog, believes the case is solid.

The most recent FedEx Global Citizen report is a compelling case study of how microeconomic approaches can help solve large scale, macroeconomic challenges.