In a recent Harvard Business Review article, Niskanen Center Senior Fellow Ed Dolan explores how the Erb Principles for Corporate Political Responsibility help offer a comprehensive set of objective standards against which to judge corporate political activities. ...
In a recent ProMarket op-ed, authors Ed Dolan and Claudine Schneider share why the Erb Principles for CPR provide a framework for legitimate, accountable, responsible and transparent corporate political engagement — without sacrificing the interests of shareholders. ...
In this op-ed in Fortune, Maureen Kline of Pirelli Tire discusses how the Erb Principles for CPR provide a framework to enable the corporate lobbying community to make the shift toward a more holistic stakeholder-focused approach without losing focus on creating value...
In this op-ed in Bloomberg Law, NYU School of Law’s Allison Herren Lee and Niskanen Center’s Ed Dolan explore how the Erb Principles for CPR can provide a framework to enable companies to responsibly engage in political activity without losing focus on creating value...
The Importance of Corporate Political Responsibility In this recent article published in MIT Sloan Management Review, Andrew Winston, Elizabeth Doty, and Thomas Lyon explore how corporate leaders can navigate new questions and new pressures around corporate political...
Stop the Arms Race: Align government affairs with ESG and sustainability goals to enable business as a force for goodToday’s companies, particularly in the U.S., are perceived as having tremendous power, economically, politically, and socially. Then why are companies...
Corporate Political Responsibility Taskforce When should business take a standCompanies face increasing pressure to speak out on a range of issues, from racial unrest to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, says the article “When should business take a stand?” by Sarah...
Recognizing and Countering Authoritarian Threats to Democracy: What Role for Business?These are perilous times for constitutional democracy. Partisans across the political spectrum accuse each other of being anti-democratic. Research and advocacy non-profit Freedom...
All around the world, grave signs of climate change are evident. Our warming planet is fueling natural disasters from Hurricane Ida to wildfires in Siberia, drought in the western U.S., and flooding in southeast Michigan. The cost of destructive weather is rising...
A Q&A with Erb Institute Director Tom Lyon by Bob Needham Q&A: Helping Corporations Act Responsibly in Politics and BeyondCorporations like to make statements about their responsibility to society, but follow-through is sometimes lacking. The Erb Institute — a...