The International Center for Compassionate Organizations (ICCO) is an international public benefit organization dedicated to fostering cultures of compassion in government, business, schools, faith groups, colleges and universities, healthcare systems, the arts, service agencies, and other organizations. Our work focuses upon compassion in social systems and we take a disciplined research-backed public health approach to the application of compassion. Our efforts are directed toward public compassion education, development of compassion as a value and practice in organizations, compassion skill development, compassionate leadership development, employee engagement, conflict management, violence reduction and prevention, and related areas of interest. Our focus areas are: On site and online education programs • Organizational advisory services • Public information and media production • Compassion-related technology • Research • Organization compassion accreditation • Professional compassion accreditation • International recognition of those engaged in compassionate action.