Why CEOs Will Finally Put Their Money Where Their Mouths Are
By Susan McPherson
On 02/19/21 at 6:00 AM EST
Will corporations heed the lessons of the Black Lives Matter movement?
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It was quite a year in the world of corporate activism.
In 2020, businesses and their leaders stood up like never before. CEOs and their boards halted campaign contributions to politicians who spread lies about a stolen presidential election, contributed millions to food banks to help Americans who lost their jobs as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, and spent millions more to support social justice programs after the civil unrest that followed the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor.