Stakeholder Capitalism

The Star: McKinsey’s Opioid Scandal and Stakeholder Capitalism

February 08, 2021

Joel Bakan writing in The Toronto Star uses the example of McKinsey’s opioid scandal to highlight hypocrisies within corporations that espouse shareholder capitalism yet continue to promote unethical actions.
Changes in Store for Employers Under Biden Administration

February 03, 2021

Skadden.com has published a comprehensive report of President Biden’s many proposals that will affect employers, including changes to the federal minimum wage, immigration policies, worker classification and other labor laws.
Project Veritas: Leaked Video of Facebook Execs

February 03, 2021

Newly-released video footage obtained by Project Veritas features Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and other executives admitting they have "too much power" as well as expressing their willingness to work with, and promote the Biden administration.
Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos to Step Down as CEO

February 03, 2021

Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos has announced that he will step down as CEO and plans to focus on new products and early initiatives being developed at the company as well as side projects, including his space exploration company Blue Origin, his philanthropic initiatives and overseeing The Washington Post, which he owns.
Facebook Oversight Board Reverses Hate Speech Takedowns

February 01, 2021

Facebook, Inc.’s independent oversight board issued its first round of rulings, overturning four out of five of the company’s decisions to remove posts with controversial content.
Lowry: American Journalists Increasingly Turn on Free Speech

January 29, 2021

Rich Lowry, writing in the NY Post, describes the gradual transformation of how American journalists, who were once the great defenders of the First Amendment, have become some of the greatest censures of free speech.
Axios: Trust In Media Hits Crisis Low

January 26, 2021

According to data from Edelman's annual trust barometer, trust in traditional media has declined to an all-time low, with fewer than half of all Americans trusting in traditional media and a record low of 27% in social media.
FEE: Is Stakeholder Capitalism Newspeak for Economic Fascism?

January 25, 2021

Mark Hornshaw writing for the Foundation for Economic Education warns that the changes favored by Klaus Schwab’s ‘Great Reset’ movement would force businesses to serve the interests of ruling elites and leave true stakeholders out in the cold.
Schwab: What is Stakeholder Capitalism?

January 25, 2021

Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum explains the definition of « stakeholder capitalism ».
Forbes: Companies Must Decide What Stakeholder Capitalism Means to Them

January 20, 2021

Sarah Keohane Williamson, writing in Forbes, explores the question of how company leaders can prioritize their decisions under stakeholder capitalism as well as the new definition of the role of actual shareholders.