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Can big business help clean up America’s public square? It’s a question that matters enormously in the current context, as the US gets a new president while still wrestling with the insurrectionist impulses and polarisation promoted by the outgoing one.
A fortnight after the rampage at the US Capitol in Washington, at least two dozen American companies declared that they will penalise some Republican politicians for their alleged role in the riot as well as their frenzied legislative attempts to overturn the results of a free and fair presidential election.
Well-known international brands – including Amazon, Walmart, Disney, Nike, Airbnb, Morgan Stanley, Dell and American Express – will withhold funding to certain politicians. Dozens of other companies, including Bank of America, Target, Google, Facebook, JPMorgan, Visa, Boston Scientific and Citigroup have announced a more neutral approach, by suspending all political giving – to Republicans and Democrats alike – pendi
The Next Move: Ensuring Fair Pay from the Front Line to the Executive Suite
As the pandemic continues to strain the economy, disproportionate effects are being borne by front line and contract workers, as well as workers of color. A variety of efforts are underway by business leaders to try to close these gaps: financial security audits, hazard pay, efforts to align compensation methodology at all levels of the organization. But questions remain about which actions are most appropriate and how to implement them effectively.
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Don Lowman, Senior Partner and Global Leader – Rewards and Benefits, Korn Ferry
Predictions for Business & Society in 2021
Will the turning of the calendar mean the turning of a page on the crises of 2020? This question is surely top of mind as 2020 nears its end. Yet, it’s a question complicated by the fact that, while 2020 will be remembered as the year of COVID-19, the pandemic revealed an array of other, longer-standing issues: economic inequality, systemic racism, stresses on democracy, and the rising threat of climate change.
Sometimes with changes in words, and sometimes with changes in action, in 2020 the business world signaled that it had a part to play in meeting these challenges. To determine what will truly outlast this year and whether it might really lead to a better world we asked leaders in social impact, business, and academia: