Business and Society Program

Miguel Padró urges sustainability leaders to frame climate action as a solution to inflation, arguing that public support depends on meeting people where their concerns lie.

Judy Samuelson writes about the SEC’s new climate rule and the broader ecosystem of actors influencing corporate climate action.

Nancy McGaw reflects on the enduring leadership lesson of Bob Galvin, who believed a leader’s primary role is to “spread hope”

Judy Samuelson writes about what has changed in the five years of troubles and continuing crises at Boeing, since the plane crashes of 2018-19, and what has NOT changed. Three questions to consider – and a look at the system that Boeing illuminates.

The future of DEI in corporate America is yet unwritten, and we all have a role to play in its future.

Judy Samuelson writes about why CEOs leading in climate can’t go it alone.

We asked a selection of business leaders to predict what area of business could be unexpectedly shaped by worker voice in the year ahead.

Judy Samuelson spoke with Justina Nixon-Saintil, Chief Impact Officer at IBM, about the evolving nature of a company’s responsibilities to shareholders, employees and society.

Judy Samuelson writes about the responsibilities of directors – and the need to pose new questions in boardrooms.

To support today’s executives, corporate directors need to confront changes in the workplace and dig into social and environmental concerns once considered exogenous to the firm but now central to long-term value creation.