“Why should the citizens of this world keep companies around whose sole purpose is the enrichment of a few people?” Paul Polman, the highly successful and far-sighted departing CEO of Unilever. “Society demands that companies “serve a social purpose” Larry Fink, CEO BlackRock, world largest asset manager “In the eyes […]
Tag: Millennials
Social Concern: A wake-up call for ethical business leaders
Recently, PayPal killed the accounts of anyone pushing racist views. “You have to have the courage to make those decisions” PayPal CEO Dan Schulman.” The action shows how ethical leaders can take relevant actions to promote social responsibility by their companies and key stakeholders. Echoing these concerns about social responsibility, […]
Will the millennials be more ethical leaders in business?
The millennials are starting to run our major corporations. You can quibble about the precise dates, but they’re people born between the 1980s and the year 2000. Already many have reached the C Suite or are knocking on the door. The earliest part of the cohort is over 30 […]