Brands Taking Stands Weekly Newsletter

Continue the important conversations on corporate responsibility long after 3BL Forum with the Brands Taking Stands™ newsletter. Written by veteran journalist John Howell, this newsletter is published every Wednesday morning.

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Events, Media & Communications

Brands Drop Ads from TV Show That Disses Immigrants
Brands are taking stands against racism by pulling their ads from Tucker Carlson Tonight.

Events, Media & Communications

Activism at Work: Let Us Count the Ways
Brands Taking Stands' John Howell says, "It’s clear that values are now a part of valuation in the new world of business activism."

Research, Reports & Publications

New Accenture Research Shows Support for Brands That Take Stands
Highlights of Accenture's new report detailing outcomes of their survey of 30,000 consumers.

Events, Media & Communications

Brands Taking Stands | Consumers Like Brands That Take Stands
In this week's newsletter: New Accenture report says consumers like brands who take stands; trailblazing CEO Paul Polman retires; Ford does internal human rights check; Michael Bloomberg donates $50M to fight the opioid crisis; CEO Action for D&I to hold Day of Understanding.

Research, Reports & Publications

Companies Now Required to Speak Out on ESG Issues: New Research
The report defines the Brands Taking Stands movement succinctly: “A growing roster of Blue Chip companies are using their powerful voices to urge continued U.S. support of the Paris Climate Agreement, to strengthen gun control laws, to fight immigration laws that would negatively impact Dreamers, to champion diversity and inclusion, and to protect LGBTQ rights, among other hot-button and often political issues.”

Events, Media & Communications

Brands Taking Stands | A Movement, Not a Moment, Say Corporate Leaders
What business strategists, and those of us who report on their projections, are on the lookout for is a trend that becomes much more than a cultural snapshot. We’re talking about a defining idea of the zeitgeist that carries large, long-lasting consequences for society as well as for business—in a phrase, a movement--not a moment.

Diversity & Inclusion

Bias Bus Offers High-Tech Look at Diversity & Inclusion
Take a ride on the "Check Your Blind Spots" bus with John Howell, Denny's CEO, CEO Action, and Brands Taking Stands.

Diversity & Inclusion

Brands Taking Stands | Waking Up to Unconscious Bias
In this week's Brands Taking Stands newsletter, John Howell takes us onto the "unconscious bias bus" with CEO Action on Diversity & Inclusion; Cone tells us that Americans want businesses to have purpose; Green Money Journal finds faith taking a stand on finance; and a Christmas commercial with an adorable orangutan is deemed "too political".

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Finance Sector Discovers Social Purpose
Once again, it’s BlackRock CEO Larry Fink who has appeared as the socially responsible investment oracle. Almost a year after his “paradigm shifting” letter--a call for social purpose in the 4,000+ companies in which the $6.3 trillion fund invests--Fink has issued a definitive follow-up statement on the subject.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Brands Taking Stands | Sustainable Investing Moves the Mainstream Market with Big Numbers
We may be heading into the cold, dark days of winter, but my inbox has been glowing red-hot with a blast of news about sustainable finance. Updates are coming from every area of the category, from giant global entities to funds offering niche investment products, and services aimed at millennials and women.
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