Fair Accounting
The movement to monetize corporate externalities is feasible, timely, and necessary.
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Can Businesses Be Anchor Institutions?
Unlike universities or medical centers, businesses are always at risk of moving. But by focusing on anchoring strategies—rather than on the institutions themselves—we can see how businesses can play constructive roles in building wealth and health in their communities.
The Case for Investing in Employee Ownership
Transitioning businesses to employee ownership has the potential to significantly reduce the overall wealth gap as well as the racial equity gap. But it will take capital investment to scale.
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Moving to Movement Thinking
An excerpt from Activate Brand Purpose on what companies can learn from societal movements’ decay and success.
Overcoming Racial Equity Fatigue
Eighteen months after an unprecedented movement for racial justice, many organizations are feeling frustration and disappointment. What now?
Business Executives Want to Be Pushed Towards Responsible Sourcing
For ESG compliance to become more than lip service, corporate leaders say they need activist pressure, government regulation, and a strong business case.
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At the Intersection
Two excerpts from the edited collection, The Intersector, on building public trust through cross-sector collaboration between the public, nonprofit, and private sectors.
What the Infrastructure Bill Reveals About Today’s Policymaking Environment
The passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act gives those of us in the nonpartisan public policy space reason to be optimistic.
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Advancing an Inclusive Workplace
Empowering people with disabilities at work advances social inclusion and is good for business. Digital accessibility is essential to efforts at Microsoft to create opportunities for disabled talent.
National Geographic Reinvents Itself
The National Geographic Society began as a Victorian-era institution of white gentlemen explorers dedicated to understanding the globe. To better reflect the world and thrive in the 21st century, it has diversified its leadership, transformed its internal culture, and created a media juggernaut.