Chris Jurgens
@chrisjurgens11
Director - Reimagining Capitalism @OmidyarNetwork. Lead our work to align corporations & capital markets to the common good. Tweets are my own.
ID: 563881363
26-04-2012 17:04:12
464 Tweet
1,1K Takipçi
570 Takip Edilen
As the world expects more of corporations, it is untenable to support social and environmental causes while donating money, even indirectly, to political candidates who oppose them.nyti.ms/2BnvY6c by Andrew Ross Sorkin
"As employees and the public expect more of corporations beyond maximizing profits, it is untenable for a company to espouse a public position while giving money to political figures, even indirectly, who seek to undermine it." My The New York Times column... nytimes.com/2020/07/21/bus…
At @OmidyarNetwork , we are proud to be supporting the efforts of Center for Political Accountability to shift how businesses engage in our democracy, starting with better governance and disclosure of political spending. Check out their new report: politicalaccountability.net/hifi/files/Con…
Too many companies "say one thing, and donate to another" on issues like climate change, LGBTQ equality, and voting - why corporate political spending is a problem. Check out this coverage of Center for Political Accountability new report: nytimes.com/2020/07/21/bus…
Great discussion convened by Better Markets on #DoddFrank10. Hearing about the financial sector's intense lobbying against critical financial reforms post-crisis makes clear why we need to both strengthen the public interest voice, and curb corporate political influence today.
Corporations have vowed new era of kinder capitalism. In the pandemic and movement for racial justice, companies are failing their promises, according to new study obtained by The New York Times nytimes.com/2020/09/22/bus…
To reimagine capitalism, we need to reorient the rules. Check out new report from @Bcorporation & The Shareholder Commons that charts out a bold policy agenda to hold companies & capital markets accountable to all stakeholders. @OmidyarNetwork is proud to support bcorporation.net/stakeholder-ca…
New on the blog: Business must do more to restore our #democracy — and #philanthropy must help ow.ly/hngF50Dz98h Chris Jurgens @OmidyarNetwork
After the Jan 6 insurrection, business must do more to defend our democracy, and philanthropy must do more to enable this change. At @OmidyarNetwork, we believe now is the time to raise the bar on corporate political accountability – more in Philanthropy News Digest: bit.ly/3bfvyfQ
Tomorrow, 4/7, at 12pm ET, join US #Impinv Alliance, B Corp U.S. & Canada & a coalition of 50 impact-oriented private sector orgs to launch a proposal for a White House Initiative on Inclusive Economic. #impinv #ESG #stakeholdercapitalism #econdev RSVP: tinyurl.com/67tpjvha