Purposeful philanthropy — values-led, trust-based, focused on need — is quietly reshaping giving. And women are leading the way.

The international brewer Carlsberg illustrates how diverse corporations can handle risk management colored by political uncertainty.

What if corporations actually built community, rather than just gave money? Four experiments show how: from talking checkout lanes to door-to-door listening.

Disney's shift from DEI language to "belonging" shows how companies can maintain core values while navigating polarized cultural pressures.

OpenAI's massive AI infrastructure bet echoes Uber's playbook: move fast, break things. But Uber's billion-dollar mistakes show why systems thinking matters.

Routematic is growing deep by building stronger relationships locally, which is outperforming Uber's approach to growing fast internationally.

Scaling fast is seductive—but it can bankrupt companies and undermine communities. There are reasons why slower, deeper growth is a better path for most companies.

The leadership skills needed in a hyperconnected systems age are still resistant to the job cuts companies are making due to the rise of artificial intelligence.

Smart executives systematically make decisions that backfire because they apply industrial-age logic to a hyperconnected systems-age world.

Elon Musk's DOGE cuts may appear to advance efficiency, but these layoffs and widespread budget cuts could ultimately cost American taxpayers.

The governance reforms sparked by the firing of Novo Nordisk's CEO may be exactly the fix the company needed.

When crisis hits, most executives narrow their focus to immediate problems—but the most successful leaders do the opposite.

Trump is anchoring on the past, Harris offers a vision of a desirable future. Business leaders can learn from these competing visions.

Apple's partnership with OpenAI puts OpenAI's approach to safety under scrutiny. And the picture is bleak.

Insurance today is no longer the safety net it once was. Laka is crafting what may be the insurance business model of the future.

OpenAI is owned by a non-profit; Anthropic is a Public-Benefit Corporation. Anthropic's ownership structure is better for developing AI more safely than OpenAI.

This article explores AI safety in business, stressing the importance of putting people and planet at the centre of any AI safety and governance strategies.

There is little evidence to show that OpenAI's non-profit ownership structure influences OpenAI's operations.

Many of the "unelected tech leaders" who asked for AI and GPT-4 to be paused may be simply looking to catch up on the AI arms race. The risks with AI will not be managed by pausing AI, but by better leadership practices, such as transparency and inclusion.

Microsoft’s partnership with OpenAI, once again demonstrates its ability to navigate an intensely competitive environment. How does Microcoft survive competitive threats and even leapfrog ahead in a rapidly changing technology industry? One key factor may be its use of X-teams.

Pandemic instability has many people retreating to their home offices. But, this is aggravating burnout. One expert says that this is exactly why employees need to return to work.

Elon Musk’s first week at the helm of Twitter mirrors Jack Welch’s approach to capitalism. Musk’s approach to cutting executives and employees is a gut reaction to cut costs. Such tactics did not build enduring wealth for GE, and are even less likely to do so now for Twitter.

Yvon Chouinard, founder and majority owner of Patagonia, dominated the headlines last week for doing something that no other billionaire has: donating almost all his wealth at once. His move is bold, but not entirely new.

Warren Buffett has said his business investments need to create shareholder value, and social and political concerns should be left in the hands of individuals. Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk seem to think the same way. This approach to business may have made sense in the 1970s, but it is now old school.

Even though most multinationals have committed to net zero, they won't avert the climate crisis. More companies need to follow the likes of Microsoft and Shopify, who have announced bold plans to become carbon negative.

The public outcry over the Russian invasion of Ukraine has compelled many companies to respond with bold statements. More than ever before, companies are being asked to speak up and step up. A companies purpose should guide their statements and actions.

When Shopify’s founder and CEO, Tobi Lütke, found himself caught in a divisive issue, he didn't stay silent. He leaned in, took a side, and reinforced the company's purpose.

Mads Øvlisen, the former CEO of Novo Nordisk, explains how the pursuit of a corporate purpose beyond short-term profits, can actually lead to higher long-term profits.

This year, about two of every three customers will return at least one gift. Most of these gifts are trashed or incinerated. They don't have to be.

Walmart has made some pretty major commitments to reducing its environmental impact. Costco has not. Does this mean that Costco is simply not committed to sustainability?

If business executives held a World Leaders Summit at COP26, I am betting that they would make more headway in slowing down climate change than will government leaders.

A European model of corporate ownership — called foundation-owned firms — could be the solution for divisive leadership struggles within family-owned firms

While many remote workers long for a four-day workweek, new demands have made it more elusive than ever.

A significant reduction in carbon emissions could slow climate change, but it requires the world’s largest companies to be on board. Yet, reducing carbon often means reducing the size of the business, which isn’t palatable to most executives or their shareholders.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the UN agency responsible for assessing climate change, issued a dire message to policy makers. However, they should also be writing to business executives — who have both contributed to the climate crisis and can help resolve it.

Retailers are touting their ambitious emissions targets. But, for those targets to really hold meaning, retailers need to also monitor, manage, and report emissions related to shipping freight.

If you think electric vehicles are “greener” than conventional ones, you are among the majority, but are likely missing part of the story—and it’s not about the batteries. Electric-car makers are retaining the exclusive right to repair their vehicles, which adds costs to you and the environment.

When 215 Indigenous children were found buried in an unmarked grave at a Canadian residential school, it again drove home the stark realities of the silencing of Indigenous people. It is time for all people worldwide, including business leaders, to recognize the wisdom of Indigenous people.

Oil companies can no longer hide behind empty rhetoric about climate commitments. An upstart hedge fund convinced major shareholders to challenge Exxon and an alliance of environmental groups scored a major court victory against Shell.

On May 13, Elon Musk said Tesla would no longer accept bitcoin because of bitcoin's heavy energy consumption. Yet the company ranks well behind General Motors and Ford in reporting carbon emissions and setting carbon-reduction targets. So how green is Tesla, really?

IFPMA, which represents AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson, and Pfizer, protested the Biden administration’s support of patent waivers. The Biden administration is giving these companies an opportunity to act on their commitments to corporate responsibility, not just declare them.

The Suez Canal blockages have shown us the costs of massive ships. The French company, Neoline, is poised to offer an innovative solution to moving freight -- wind power. They are bringing back the old to disrupt the new and showing us that bigger isn't always better.

Amazon, Apple, Alphabet, JP Morgan Chase, Mastercard, Microsoft, and P&G are just a few of the companies to announce ambitious carbon management plans in the last 18 months. Why do some read like facts and others like fiction?

Emmanuel Faber’s forced departure from Danone should raise some serious questions not about the CEO or Danone, but about activist hedge funds. Hedge funds have been shown to target firms committed to social responsibility and erode long-term value.

J&J says they wanted to offer an affordable vaccine because of concern for public health. There is little evidence to support this case.