Wall Street) and Jordon Belfort (
The Wolf of Wall Street), it also cemented America’s standing as both a global trade leader and the world’s largest national economy.
These days, however, big business is no longer focused on its business. Instead, in the wake of last year’s racial unrest, corporate powerhouses seem more concerned with providing public mea culpas on their historic failure to be sufficiently “woke.”
Self-inflicted floggings appear regularly within professional sports, where the Cleveland Indians have dropped their “Chief Wahoo” logo and have promised to follow in the footsteps of “The Washington Football Club” in dropping their longstanding team moniker as well.
But don’t get Coca-Cola wrong it’s still fizzy and awash in social justice.
As reported by
The New York Times, at the end of January, newly-hired corporate general counsel Bradley Gayton issued a letter designating a change to practices regarding U.S. law firms.
Longtime Ford In-House Leader Bradley Gayton Leaving for Coca-Cola: Ford associate general John Mellen is stepping up to serve as the carmaker s next top lawyer. https://t.co/QNUjeWPoqdpic.twitter.com/u96nHZOPON
The new policy: Coke will require firms it hires to meet racial quotas.
Those which don’t comply will be hit with reduced rates.
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