Monthly Newsletter
October 2015

Recognized for demonstrating leadership & risk-taking and for the development of curricula that examines the role of business in tackling inequality. 

          
  • David Besanko, Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University
  • Shawn Cole, Harvard Business School at Harvard University
  • Dima Jamali, Olayan School of Business at the American University of Beirut
  • Thomas Kochan (Lifetime Achievement), Sloan School of Management at MIT
Syllabi from the courses taught by these faculty and additional details about their approaches to teaching are available at www.CasePlace.org. 

Corporations have the capacity to create social, environmental, and economic value for wider society and must develop a plan to better align their strategies with the common good. In this piece, we share insights from top sustainability strategists  at Levi Strauss & Co., Dow Chemical, VMware and more.

With the Volkswagen scandal still in the headlines and the historic visit from Pope Francis still on our minds, Judy Samuelson reflects on the type of leadership we really need - in government and business - in order to advance environmental consciousness and remedy the public's trust in business.
Now that both parties have held primary debates, the campaign for the 2016 presidential election is officially underway and tackling short-termism in business and investment is finally on the agenda. Here are 5 things every voter (and policy maker), should know about this crucial bi-partisan issue to advance better business practices.

A provocative speech delivered by Aspen Fellow and  New York Times columnist, Anand Giridharadas, has been attracting attention. His thesis is that the winners under capitalism can't atone for the costs of doing business through philanthropy. In this blog, Judy Samuelson explains why instead of giving back, it's much more important to get it right the first time.
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