By Jane Randel Working from home (WFH) may be here to stay. Between the hours saved without a commute, the demonstrated ability to be productive virtually, the additional time with family, and the ongoing fear of coronavirus, some employees don’t want to return to the...
By Jane Randel EESG. Nope that’s not a typo. It’s an expansion of ESG (Environment, Social, Governance) – the criteria investors use to find companies with values that match their own – not only to include Employees, but to put them first. Coined by the chief...
By Jane Randel Much has been written about the Business Roundtable’s (BRT) commitment to drive purpose and shareholder value equally. Some thought it was about time, others thought it was too little too late, and still others reminded these large multinational...
By Cassi Lowe Jane Randel, and her partner Robbie Karp, are merging corporate interests with social initiatives to help companies create maximum impact. Their decades of corporate experience give them unique insight into how companies can fulfil their purpose. Taking...
By Jane Randel In late February 2019, I toured two family immigration detention centers in South Texas—one for women and their children in Dilley and the other for men and their sons in Karnes City—with advocates from Human Rights First. As I met the families held...
By Jane Randel Picture this: You’re a chief communications officer of a major Fortune 500 company on a business trip to Europe, in a room full of American and European colleagues, and upon making a strategic recommendation an American man turns to you and says: “Good...
10 Principles of Social Impact There are no hard and fast rules for success, but using examples of great, public case studies the 10 Principles of Social Impact listed below provide a guide as you look to build or assess your own program. 1. It should be...
By Jane Randel This Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) is like no other. That’s because sexual assault and sexual harassment are front and center in ways they have never been before. Now that we are more open about these issues, however, there is a new challenge on...
By Robbie Karp “Fake news” has led to misinformed decisions, political and otherwise, and overwhelming public skepticism around the information we are bombarded with 24/7. Fortunately, Google is taking tangible steps to address this problem by working within their own...
By Robbie Karp Investors increasingly use Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) criteria to screen investments. Management, boards of directors, investors, customers, and employees often demand that companies not just make profits, but also be good corporate...