5 May, 2021
US boards ‘should develop transparent policies on political issues’
US politics and business have a long history together. But boards are now under pressure to revise their policies for donating to politicians. Leading investor adviser Nell Minow, vice chair of ValueE...
12 February, 2021
Six key areas of brand activism—and how your company can speak out
On 6 January 2021 the world watched with horror at the storming of the US Capitol. Some were shocked, others angered, and many felt disbelief this was actually happening on the soil of the world's mos...
20 January, 2021
How should corporate leaders navigate a political crisis?
This week Washington is the scene of Joe Biden’s inauguration as the 46th president of the United States. His ascendancy comes just two weeks after insurrectionists, incited by Donald Trump, violent...
9 November, 2020
Biden presidency set to bring corporate governance shift
While all eyes are fixed on whether Donald Trump will leave the White House, others have moved their attention to likely policy decisions under a Biden presidency—and corporate governance is one of ...
10 June, 2020
Investors signal unease with banks’ support for Hong Kong security law
China’s efforts to impose a new national security law on Hong Kong has proved controversial with pro-democracy campaigners, but companies that initially supported Beijing are now seeing pressure fro...
14 October, 2019
Corporate activism: how CEOs should approach political issues
As the chaos and uncertainty of Brexit continues, the impact on UK business is starting to bite. Industry’s strategy of abstention and neutrality has materialised into a freeze on spending and hi...
5 April, 2019
Boardroom lessons from Brexit
'The common good is of paramount importance' Marie-Louise Clayton Leadership? Headless chickens? Or, herding cats? Brexit has produced “Bercowesque”, my newly coined adjectiv...
20 March, 2019
US corporates open up on political donations
If there’s one thing certain to cause consternation in US political discourse, it is the source of political funding. A case in point: In the same week
14 February, 2019
