Toward Stakeholder Capitalism: The Business Roundtable Statement One Year Later
The Aspen Institute via YouTube
Overview
Explore the impact of the Business Roundtable's 2019 Statement on the Purpose of a Corporation in this 50-minute webinar. Examine the shift from shareholder primacy to stakeholder value creation and its implications for American business. Analyze the statement's relevance in light of the coronavirus pandemic, economic crisis, and racial justice demonstrations. Gain insights from Joshua Bolten, President & CEO of Business Roundtable, in conversation with Judy Samuelson of the Aspen Institute Business & Society Program. Delve into topics such as crisis management, jobs and wealth, unemployment benefits, policy and practice, racial equity, climate change, and employee engagement. Understand how business leaders are navigating challenging decisions to fulfill their commitment to all stakeholders in an extraordinary time.
Syllabus
Introduction
Who is the Business Roundtable
Crisis management
Jobs and wealth
Unemployment benefits
Policy and practice
Racial equity
Climate change
Employee engagement
Questions
Taught by
The Aspen Institute