Corporate Activism

Madrid, December 2019. The scene is set for an historic climate summit. Not for new targets but for a global reckoning on the state of the climate which is no longer one of change but one of crisis.

For years, communication specialists working in corporations have been advised to avoid open conflict, let alone create one.

As European Ombudsman, Emily O'Reilly holds the EU’s institutions and bodies to account: recently, she has criticised the European Investment Bank for its handling of complaints over its investment in a mining project, as well as how the Commissio

The Responsible Tax project started with a simple proposition – that tax is the entry fee we pay for a civilized society – and the project has since flourished into a growing global movement with a “wise crowd” community of over 1,300 experts and

If there was ever such a thing as a status quo in the world, it is being seriously disrupted. Black swans are to be found in political uprising, technological revolution, economic uncertainty and significant environment concerns.

In the corporate world, reputation is an economic multiplier and an insurance policy, but it can also be a significant inhibitor to success.

My 65-year-old mum is a self-described vegan anarchist. She refuses to buy products tested on animals, insists I call her “Teresa”, and would gender neutralise nursery rhymes when I was at primary school.

Back in 2006, I started a new job with my current employer, DSM, working as a communications manager for its innovation center.

W hen I first heard the term 'radical uncertainty', my mind immediately turned to the work of Hyman Minsky, a relatively unknown economist back in the 1950s, who spent his li

I was inspired to hear that The Correspondent, a Dutch crowd-sourced news platform, has just announced it will launch its English-language edition in early 2019, with the bac