Commitment is companies' or executives' contribution to society based on their philosophy.
"Luca is a stellar finance executive whose contributions have brought great value to the transformation of Xerox into a services enterprise," said Ursula Burns, Xerox chairman and chief executive officer, in a press release.
"Our executives made contributions prior to that and have continued to make contributions since then".
Good artistic directors do not operate alone, but in partnerships with chief executives whose contributions often go unsung.
A lifelong Democrat, he resisted a corporate memorandum early on demanding that executives make contributions to the Republican Party, his son said.
The Coke executives' campaign contributions represented a noticeable sum for Ms. Quinn, who has expressed unease with the soda limits, which would restrict sales of sugary drinks in containers larger than 16 ounces.
In often long-winded answers, Mr. Blagojevich insisted before jurors that he never sought to sell or trade President Obama's vacated United States Senate seat for a top job or campaign cash, or ever tried to shake down executives for contributions.
More than a quarter of the companies that have received grants from the enterprise fund in the most recent fiscal year, or their chief executives, made contributions to either Mr. Perry's campaign dating back to 2001 or to the Republican Governors Association since 2008, when Mr. Perry became its chairman, according to an analysis by The New York Times.
Philip Moross, Cutting Edge Group's chief executive, says the contribution of British film composers deserves greater recognition.
Paul Everitt, SMMT chief executive, acknowledged the contribution the scheme was likely to make over the medium and longer term, but said other measures were needed to meet short-term problems.
