While the world still reeled from the COVID-19 pandemic that brought economies to a halt, passionate protests broke out against racial injustice following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, and the subsequent charges against a police officer responsible for that death. Either event would be complicated for corporate America to address, but the combination of the two sparked deep and substantive discussions on how to respond to a world in crisis.
In early June, Directors & Boards hosted a weeklong series of webinars addressing critical issues of âreopening the economyâ and how, if at all, corporations should address the social unrest that is approaching a tipping point.