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The voices of CEOs are becoming more and more loud, expressing their views on pressing problems our society is facing. We are getting used to seeing Tweets and interviews of big-name businesspeople and corporate statements about racial and gender inequality, gun control, gay rights, etc. The most recent example was the joint statement of hundreds of private companies and executives opposing a new election law in the U.S. state of Georgia that restricts voting rights. As acute as the problem is, should business be the leading force in... more

Systemic change is a buzzword by now. That might not be a bad thing, but we must keep in mind what the concept means in practice and how philanthropists can influence it. Let's look at how to create systemic change on one extremely important example: the battle to avert climate disaster.All change is now “systemic”?I went to a meeting of the local philanthropic community a few months ago. It was one of those lulls between two ferocious waves of COVID-19 and I was really eager to meet real people face to face, even if in my ... more