Even more recently, corporate leaders were reminded of how fraught engagement can be. Disney, for example, faced internal backlash when its leadership declined to take a strong stance against Florida’s […]
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Back to news homeJennifer Sey Was a Candidate to Lead Levi’s. Then She Started Tweeting.
Before 2020, Jennifer Sey, a top executive at Levi Strauss & Company and a leading candidate to be the company’s next leader, barely used social media. Two years later, Ms. […]
For German Firms, Ties to Russia Are Personal, Not Just Financial
BERLIN — When Peter Fenkl heard that Russia had invaded Ukraine, he said his first thoughts were not for the business his German company stood to lose in either country, […]
John Demsey, Top Estée Lauder Executive, Forced Out for Instagram Post
Estée Lauder said on Monday that it had asked John Demsey, a top executive at the beauty giant, to leave the company after he posted a meme containing a racial […]
‘Davos Man,’ Marc Benioff and the Covid Pandemic
He frequently tells the story of his supposed inspiration for founding Salesforce. Despite success at Oracle, where he worked early in his career, Mr. Benioff was plagued by existential doubt, […]
The Metaverse’s Dark Side: Here Come Harassment and Assaults
VRChat did not respond to a request for comment.After Ms. Siggens faced abuse while playing the Population One virtual reality game, she said, she joined a virtual support group for […]
Emerging Markets Pose Long-Term Benefits Despite Short-Term Risk
Generalizing about so vast a swath of the planet is hazardous, but for the most part, the Omicron variant, soaring inflation, tightening monetary policy, political strife and climate change threaten […]
Invest in Earth’s biggest problems to save the planet and turn a profit
Champ Suthipongchai Contributor Champ Suthipongchai is a co-founder and general partner at Creative Ventures, a method-driven deep tech VC firm investing in startups that address the impact of increasing labor […]
With Climate Pledges, Some Wall Street Chiefs Warn of Rising Prices
David Solomon, the chief executive of Goldman Sachs, said last month that his firm would continue funding fossil fuel companies, stressing that not doing so would lead to much higher […]
Facebook Plans to Shut Down Its Facial Recognition System
The change affects more than a third of Facebook’s daily users who had facial recognition turned on for their accounts, according to the company. That meant they received alerts when […]