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Where Does ESG Fit in Times of Crisis?
Business, legal and governance journals are replete with articles illustrating how crises reveal the true character of companies and their leaders. The COVID-19 pandemic and social unrest sparked by deadly police brutality against minorities confirm that this adage holds just as true when it comes to a company’s commitment to environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues. For example, has the company stood by its commitments to reduce its carbon footprint, or did the lure of cheap oil and gasoline prove irresistible when the economy began to sputter?
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Supporting Black Leaders in Corporate America
Author’s Note: This essay was prepared before the death of George Floyd and the protests and important public discussions that followed. If anything, it is even more relevant now.
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Working Inside the System: Black directors stand up for the future of corporate America.
The death of George Floyd, caught on camera, became a tipping point for some of the world’s largest companies, as they released a variety of statements about police brutality, racism and diversity. But if these statements are to be more than mere public relations moves, corporate America will have to address its own diversity and inclusion in the C-suite.
There are just five Black CEOs in the Fortune 500 this year. In the list’s more than 60-year history, there have been a total 17 Black men on the list and just one Black woman.
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What’s Next? Directors face a host of questions in reopening and recovery.
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.
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