Nonprofit Consumers’ Research has launched an initiative called “Woke Alert” that monitors and notifies people about progressive and “dangerous ideas” pushed forward by corporations. People can sign up for Woke Alert notifications through the Consumers’ Research website. Members will begin receiving alerts from the nonprofit about any company that pushes a leftist woke agenda as…
Consumers’ Research Launches ‘Woke Alert’ for Keeping Tab on Companies
Wall Street Should Be Honest About the ‘G’ in ESG Investing
September 13, 2022
admin
Business & MarketsBusiness ColumnistsCorporate ActivismEnvironmentalESGESG StandardsgovernanceInvestmentMarketsSocialstocks
0 Comment
Commentary Note: This is the third of a three part series on ESG—environmental, social, and governance—investing. Two previous columns addressed the environmental and social elements of ESG investing. Here, we discusses the last element, corporate governance. In this third discussion of ESG investing, we see how governance—as with “social”—arises not from what it was intended…
Woke Capitalism Is a Monopoly Game
February 15, 2022
admin
Corporate Activismcorporatismeconomic fascismmonopolyOpinionsocialismstakeholder capitalismViewpointswokewoke capitalism
0 Comment
Commentary In 2018, Ross Douthat of the New York Times introduced the phrase “woke capital.” Essentially, Douthat suggested that woke capitalism works by substituting symbolic value for economic value. Under woke capitalism, corporations offer workers rhetorical placebos in lieu of costlier economic concessions, such as higher wages and better benefits. The same gestures of wokeness also appease the…
Climate Change Activism Will Benefit Heavy Emissions Producers Overseas: Mining Industry
July 16, 2021
admin
Asia & PacificAustraliaBusinessclimate changeCorporate ActivismEconomiesInternationalInternational Energy AgencyMinerals Council of AustraliaWorld
0 Comment
Attempts to shut down Australia’s coal industry for the sake of climate change are premature—according to mining industry representatives—who say Asian nations will simply source coal from other countries, many of which have less stringent environmental regulations. The warning comes as the International Energy Agency (IEA) revealed global electricity demand—namely from India and China—could rise,…
The Nation Speaks (April 24): Election Reform Battle Lines; Racism Reality vs Perception; Pandemic’s Unexpected Impacts
April 24, 2021
admin
Corporate Activismelection reform billLive VideosMarsha BlackburnMLBpandemic lifePremium ProgramsracismThe Nation SpeaksVideo
0 Comment
Conservatives Confront Corporate Activism Georgia’s new election reforms were meant to address the long list of problems that plagued the 2020 election, particularly those caused by the sudden spike in absentee voting. The legislation immediately sparked protests from Democrats, then corporate America, calling it racist and an attempt at voter suppression. Most-criticized is the provision…
US News
RSS Error: A feed could not be found at `https://www.theepochtimes.com/c-us/feed`; the status code is `200` and content-type is `text/html; charset=utf-8`