Corporate Purpose

September 8, 2021 – How leaders can adapt to a very different future.

June 21, 2021 – Companies that integrate creativity, analytics, and purpose are delivering at least two times the growth of their peers.

April 5, 2021 – Employees expect their jobs to bring a significant sense of purpose to their lives. Employers need to help meet this need, or... be prepared to lose talent to companies that will.

May 31, 2021 – We map the different ways in which the economic value that large companies create flows to households in OECD economies and examine... what has changed in the past quarter-century.

February 23, 2021 – In the wake of the pandemic, the world’s long-term investors are reexamining their purpose.

November 12, 2020 – Consumers and society at large are expecting more from business. Embracing these responsibilities can help shareholders, too.

April 26, 2021 – Just as with other business priorities, stakeholder capitalism is a matter of execution. Here are five steps to get it right.

October 2, 2020 – Activists continue to poke holes in corporate performance and returns, but they are having their greatest success with governance... structures. Here’s how to think about their moves.

January 7, 2022 – What does it mean to embrace stakeholder capitalism? Two experts explain the rationale and the steps.

January 5, 2022 – How PayPal has made societal impact and purpose the guiding lights of its strategy.

January 4, 2022 – Answering three questions about purpose and environmental, social, and governance issues can help business leaders zero in on what matters most for their organizations.

July 22, 2021 – Joint research from FCLTGlobal and McKinsey highlights the behaviors that can help corporate leaders and board directors sidestep pressures and stay focused on the long term.

March 3, 2021 – Former UPS finance chief Kurt Kuehn describes how the SASB framework can help companies measure, manage, and disclose material ESG and other nonfinancial risks.

September 17, 2020 – As environmental, social, and governance issues become more urgent, companies are looking to create both profits and progress.

May 26, 2020 – The growing evidence that sustainable corporate practices link closely to performance is focusing investor and acquirer attention on ESG scores. But how reliable are they?

February 12, 2020 – In a new survey, executives and investment professionals largely agree that environmental, social, and governance programs create short- and long-term value—though perceptions of how have changed over the past decade.

November 14, 2019 – Getting your environmental, social, and governance (ESG) proposition right links to higher value creation. Here’s why.

August 7, 2019 – Nonfinancial reports helped stimulate the growth of sustainable investing. Now investors are questioning current reporting practices—and calling for changes that executives and board members must understand.