Cheap talk? Living up to the Business Roundtable statement

A year ago, members of the Business Roundtable (BRT) signed an important proclamation, espousing their belief that corporations should act in the best interest of stakeholders. This statement goes beyond the notions of stakeholder primacy advanced by Milton Friedman in the early 1970’s. Since the signing of the BRT statement we have experienced a pandemic as well as economic and social calamities.

How have businesses responded to these global challenges?

Free event. Join us live for our free event on Oxford answers on 17 Nov, 12pm-1pm. No booking required.
www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/events/cheap-talk-living-business-roundtable-statement

Date: 17 November 2020, 12:00
Venue:
Saïd Business School
Park End Street OX1 1HP
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Details: Online - Join us live on Oxford Answers
Speakers: Allison Binns (Executive Director for Sustainability Research at Morgan Stanley), Hiro Mizuno (Financial executive, former Investment Officer of Japan’s $1.6 trillion Government Pension Fund, and Executive in Residence at Saïd Business Schoo), Bob Eccles (Expert on integrated reporting, a leader in sustainable strategies for companies and investors, and Visiting Professor of Management Practice at Saïd Business School)
Organising department: Saïd Business School
Organiser: Oxford Saïd Events (Saïd Business School, University of Oxford)
Organiser contact email address: oxfordsaid.events@sbs.ox.ac.uk
Host: Peter Tufano, Peter Moores Dean at Saïd Business School (University of Oxford)
Part of: Leadership in extraordinary times
Booking required?: Not required
Cost: Free
Audience: Public
This talk features in the following public collections:
- Events of interest to Social Sciences
Editor: Kristine Homoki