Stakeholder Capitalism

Concerns over Privacy after Two New Amazon Acquisitions

August 29, 2022

Amazon expands its Empire by acquiring One Medical and iRobot, leading to concerns about the companies growing capacity to surveil consumers.
The Spectator Australia: Prince Charles and the Great Reset

July 12, 2022

Flat White writing in The Spectator Australia explores the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Great Reset and the role that Prince Charles is playing in its integration as he promotes its agenda internationally.
Spectator Australia: Australia’s corporate Surveillance State

June 22, 2022

In Australia it was recently discovered by consumer group Choice that multiple corporations including Kmart and Bunnings Warehouse refer to facial recognition in their privacy policies and may have been using facial recognition technology, ‘capturing the biometric data of their customers’.
Chevron's Shareholders Vote Against Emissions Cuts Proposal

May 31, 2022

A majority of Chevron Corp's investors voted against a proposal to adopt greenhouse gas emissions reductions targets, in a move that reflects support for the steps the company has already taken to address the issue.
Billionaire Larry Fink becoming top Adversary of the Right

May 25, 2022

Writing in the Washington Examiner, Economics Reporter Zachary Halaschak, details how BlackRock CEO Larry Fink has used his influence running the world’s largest money manager, to push for environmental, social, and governance (ESG) standards and push a corporate shift away from shareholder capitalism toward stakeholder capitalism bringing him to odds with the Conservative Right.
New Investment Firm Taking on ‘Woke’ Capitalism

May 11, 2022

A new investment firm, founded by pharmaceutical investor and author of « Woke, Inc » Vivek Ramaswamy is taking on ‘Woke’ or ‘Stakeholder Capitalism’ with the backing of various individuals including Pershing Square Capital boss Bill Ackman and tech billionaire Peter Thiel.
Miller: Stakeholder Theory Model Raises Serious Questions

May 06, 2022

Iowa college law Professor Robert T. Miller explores in a paper published in the Harvard Law Forum for Corporate Governance how the Stakeholder theory model raises serious questions about how Boards would allocate benefits among stakeholders.
Cogan and Warsh: Reinvigorating Economic Governance

May 04, 2022

John F. Cogan and Kevin Warsh writing for the Hoover Institution outline a new framework to revitalize the governance of economic policy, arguing that the U.S. would significantly improve its economic performance if the U.S. system returned to one based on the nation’s foundational system of natural liberty.
Twitter Accepts Elon Musk’s Buyout Deal

April 27, 2022

Twitter’s board has accepted billionaire Elon Musk’s offer of nearly $44 billion to purchase the social media giant, making it a private company with goals of reinstating free speech and enhancing the product with new features including authenticating all humans
WEF: “Human Dignity” and “Tangible Empathy” elements of Stakeholder Capitalism

April 11, 2022

In an article published by the World Economic Forum (WEF), Accenture consultants lecture about “Human Dignity” and “Tangible Empathy” elements of Stakeholder Capitalism as companies increasingly adopt mandatory policies.