Stories Tagged as
Corporations
"Rainbow washing" during Pride hurts both brands and consumers
Jun 23, 2021
Simply attaching your brand to a rainbow flag but failing to take further action can have unintended negative results.
What responsibility do corporations have to weigh in on voting rights?
Mar 29, 2021
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed a bill into law that overhauls state election rules and restricts voting in a number of ways.
Corporations offer to help with vaccine rollout
Jan 22, 2021
Some of these companies have expertise, resources or logistical capacity that the federal government may lack.
Why more workers are getting paid time off on Election Day
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Janet Nguyen
Oct 1, 2020
A growing list of companies are allowing their employees to get the day off or paying them to work the polls.
With companies matching social justice donations, employees are crowdsourcing to increase contributions
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Erika Beras
Jun 12, 2020
Over the last two weeks, social justice organizations have raised $600 million dollars, according to one nonprofit.
The right and wrong ways for CEOs to address racism and policing
Jun 2, 2020
Being authentic in a corporate press release or memo is difficult.
Bayer sheds some brands to focus on pharma and fight pesticide claims
Nov 29, 2018
The giant multinational corporation Bayer is selling off the Dr. Scholl’s and Coppertone brands acquired four years ago when the company bought Merck. Now Bayer is looking to expand its cancer drug research and development and the agribusinesses it’s been growing since buying Monsanto earlier this year. Sounds good, but there’s a lingering problem that […]
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How companies are sizing you up based on your behavior as a customer
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Nov 23, 2018
Companies use your "customer lifetime value score," a secret shopper score of sorts, to determine how to treat you.
The last CEO standing from the financial crisis
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Kai Ryssdal
Oct 3, 2018
Cybersecurity is now the top worry of Jamie Dimon, the CEO of JPMorgan Chase.