The most important question left by the recent pledge by nearly 200 major corporations to place their workers, customers, suppliers and communities ahead of their shareholders was: How will we know that the companies are adhering to the pledge? Jeff Bezos, a signatory to the statement issued Aug. 19 by the Business Roundtable, and chief…
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How Should Whole Foods Respond to a Scandal Involving the CEO’s Outside Activities?
[I]s it possible to be on the board of a nonprofit run by an alleged sex offender and not have this relationship rub off on your company? Whole Foods CEO John Mackey thinks so, but an online petition is pressuring him to leave the nonprofit think tank founded by Marc Gafni, a former orthodox rabbi…