Corporate Governance, News and Updates on Corporate Governance

Before the late-2001 financial implosion at Enron " Fortune's 7th largest of the famed 500 " resulted literally in the disappearance of that Houston-based corporation, and before the largest corporate bankruptcy filing in history " WorldCom in 2002 " few people in the United States regularly used the term "corporate governance."

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News & Updates

April 21, 2021 Levi’s Launches ‘Buy Better, Wear Longer’ Sustainability Campaign

Source: Complex

With their new multi-platform worldwide campaign, launching Monday, Levi’s is aiming to raise awareness about our shared responsibly for tackling the environmental impacts of clothing production and consumption.

April 21, 2021 Forbes Launches New Sustainability Channel And Bolsters Commitment To Environmental Journalism

Source: Forbes

Forbes, the world’s biggest business media brand, today announced the launch of a new editorial channel, Forbes Sustainability, dedicated to covering the most pressing issues related to climate change and sustainability.

April 20, 2021 P&G campaign asks consumers to get sustainable

Source: Campaign Asia

The CPG giant is out with a new campaign, “This is Our Home,” built around the insight that 72% of people want to be more environmentally conscious at home, but more than half (54%) don’t make sustainable choices as often as...

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Research & Insights

April 9, 2021 Opinion: The evidence is in: working from home is a failed experiment

Source: The Guardian

According to the study, almost two-thirds of the more than 31,000 full-time employed or self-employed workers across 31 markets said that they were “craving” (yes, craving) more in-person time with their teams and 37% of the...

November 23, 2020 Most Businesses Still Treat Sustainability As Compliance, Not Transformation: Study

Source: Which- 50

Too many businesses still treat environmental management and intelligence as a tick-box ‘compliance exercise’ (51 per cent) and the ‘cost of doing business’ (43 per cent), rather than a transformational opportunity

February 19, 2020 100 Best Companies to Work For

Source: Fortune

Over the 23 years we’ve been publishing this list with our partners at Great Place to Work, we’ve found three things to be true. Inclusion has become the gold standard for employee-centric companies. The bar rises every year. And...

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Commentary & Opinion

April 7, 2021 Goldman CEO David Solomon addresses work-life balance concerns

Source: CNBC

Last month, an internal survey done by a group of first year analysts at Goldman Sachs found that most junior bankers are suffering from burnout and demanding hours. Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon joined "Squawk Box" on Tuesday...

February 17, 2021 Opinion - Why waning business confidence raises red flags over global economic recovery

Source: South China Morning Post

t’s a worry now because the latest batch of world business confidence indicators seems to be showing signs of global economic activity starting to flag. Maybe it is a feature of the latest wave of lockdowns, or it could be...

December 21, 2020 These are the 17 worst companies to work for in America

Source: Yahoo Finance

We’ve compiled a list of the worst-rated companies on Glassdoor, focusing on those with at least 10,000 employees and 1,000 reviews. In the case of ties, we prioritized companies that workers would be least likely to recommend to...

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