Corporate Responsibility in Action

In October, as part of Symantec’s ongoing effort to improve our corporate responsibility performance and communications, we launched a stakeholder survey designed to collect feedback on our 2011 Corporate Responsibility Report. We share the results of that survey in the December issue of our quarterly newsletter, the Symantec CR Snapshot.

Not only did we share the aggregate data from the survey itself, but also more detailed commentary from a number of people representing organizations across our stakeholder spectrum – including partners, customers, nonprofit organizations, and more. We learned a lot, and will be investigating how we can...

Last month, we released our 2011 Corporate Responsibility Report, and we want your feedback.

It’s important to us that we solicit a broad range of opinions from our stakeholders – not only on the content itself, but on our method and frequency of reporting. We hope that you will weigh in with your opinions by completing this brief questionnaire. For every questionnaire completed, Symantec will donate $100 USD to the Rainforest Alliance, up to $25,000 USD, to support sustainable forestry initiatives. The survey will close on Monday, October 31st.

The aggregate results will be published in our next edition of the CR...

This week, we’re launching our 2011 Corporate Responsibility Report. This is our first effort at doing a more full report every year – prior to this, we reported only every-other year, with a very brief Communication on Progress in the off years to satisfy our requirement as a member of the United Nations Global Compact.

We recognize that in this world of Twitter, Facebook, and always-on news reporting, that even reporting annually can sometimes seem like not enough. But corporate responsibility at Symantec is a very forward-looking strategy – while we certainly set quarterly objectives around our high-level material issues, our overall goals focus on driving systemic change within our company, our industry, and our world at large. We are tackling large problems that require time and focused attention: attracting and...

Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) are grassroots networks of employees who share a common culture or common characteristics and have a desire to connect. At Symantec ERGs are open to all employees either as members or simply to participate in activities such as outreach to young students, mentoring, community service, networking and events to build cultural awareness and understanding while celebrating differences. In theory, ERGs exist primarily for the benefit of members, but as most companies soon learn, ERGs are very good for business. 

When Symantec launched its Diversity & Inclusion initiative some of the initial feedback we received from our D&I champions was that the company was “silent” on issues of interest to members of the gay community. We  were also told that members of the LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender) community did not feel it was “safe” to be open about their sexual orientation at work. ...