Business and Markets

The year 2020 is many things: the first of a new decade, a presidential election in the United States with global implications, and perhaps, a year of newfound economic uncertainty. Just how much will change – and how much will continue? Here are 20 predictions from leaders in business and academia.

September 11th, 2001, was a day of horror that changed our sense of self and our place in the world. It also changed the US economy, shaping

In recent weeks, a major theme has emerged in U.S. and U.K. coverage of business schools: business schools need to change to satisfy student demand for pursuing profits with purpose—and a handful of far-sighted schools are currently ahead of the game. This interview with Professor Talia Aharoni of Tel-Aviv University explores this concept.

Caroline Barlerin, a 2013 Aspen Institute First Mover Fellow and self-described ‘social impact evangelist,’ discusses tech ethics.

The Aspen Institute First Movers Summit in California is our biennial gathering of First Mover Fellows – corporate social intrapreneurs who are generating business value for their companies and social value for the world.

Clean tech power washes for aircraft engines. In-home toilet service in Ghana.  A new code of conduct for 100,000 suppliers.  A circular economy strategy for a home goods company.

When the Business Roundtable renounced the primacy of shareholders, putting social good above the bottom line, the group was lauded for its reconception of corporate purpose. But, writes Judy Samuelson, it was the Institute’s Business and Society Program that had heralded the idea for over a decade, working to bring long-term value creation to a tipping point. It worked.

The Latino community is experiencing trying times, from harmful rhetoric resulting in an uptick in hate crimes and attacks against those who

On August 19, Business Roundtable, a group of CEOs whose voices echo through Wall Street and K Street, released a “Statement on the Purpose of a Corporation.”