Karl Pettersen

The call for corporate America to respond to our national social conversation has grown immeasurably louder in 2020 and is already breaking new ground in 2021. Last year saw corporations scramble to respond to a raft of social emergencies, whether the distress caused by Covid-19, the anguish of the racial justice conversation, or the stark reality of...

The Business Roundtable continues to make ESG-friendly pronouncements. In 2020 alone, they have announced actions in support of Covid-19 relief, a special committee for racial equity and justice, and a call for a more regimented response to climate change.