By Elizabeth Doty At a recent private virtual event, business leaders convened around strategies for a proactive, principled approach to a polarized political environment. Among the key themes explored were the political risks and implications for business, the power...
By Elizabeth Doty The heated corporate-political standoffs of 2023 — with headline-grabbing stories involving giant corporations such as Disney and Budweiser — are glaring examples of why brands today increasingly consider expectations and threats around...
Richard Eidlin (pictured above left) and Sarah Bonk (pictured above right) By Elizabeth Doty In a recent Expert Dialogue presented by the Corporate Political Responsibility Taskforce at the Erb Institute, Richard Eidlin and Sarah Bonk of Business for America...
By Elizabeth Doty Daniella Ballou-Aares and Lauren Caplan of the Leadership Now Project recently joined us to discuss expected “democracy flashpoints” in the lead-up to the 2024 election cycle and what business leaders and board members can do now to prepare....
By Elizabeth Doty Award-winning author and former CEO Seth Radwell recently joined us for a discussion on the dilemmas and opportunities that business leaders face amid increasing political polarization and incivility in public discourse. Radwell is author of American...
A coalition of more than 300 U.S. institutional investors recently sent letters to Business Roundtable (BRT) members, calling on them to address potential risks to company reputation and democracy by assessing their approach to political engagement and considering the...
“So when we talk about the guiding principles in business and human rights, government has a duty to protect human rights. Companies have a responsibility to respect human rights,” says Jonathan Drimmer, Partner at Paul Hastings, LLC and Senior Advisor to Business for...
In a Forbes Q&A article, author and Cambridge University Professor Christopher Marquis talks with Elizabeth Doty and Tom Lyon about the Erb Institute Principles for Corporate Political Responsibility and how they help provide a framework for business leaders...
The following article was written by Erb Institute Faculty Director Tom Lyon and Corporate Political Responsibility Taskforce Director Elizabeth Doty. This article originally appeared on the Network for Business Sustainability website. Read the original article here. ...
In the recently released report Avoiding the Tragedy of the Commons: How to Improve the Political Environment for US Business, the Conference Board explores how partisan polarization and wide shifts in government policy in the wake of each election is making long-term...
