Articles by Mike Rowlands

Accelerating Social Purpose

Accelerating Social Purpose

Corporate Knights’ recent publication presents insights into how 34 Canadian social purpose companies are implementing and operationalizing their purpose—and reaping the benefits.

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ESG, Social Purpose, and the Power of Business

ESG, Social Purpose, and the Power of Business

Those critics seem to be coming out in droves this year. Some, like former Vice President Mike Pence in his Wall Street Journal piece, seem clearly motivated to politicize the work. Some, like Tesla CEO Elon Musk via his anti-ESG remarks, seem petulant in the face of...

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Social Purpose & Business Leadership

Social Purpose & Business Leadership

Our client had needed to downsize by about 30% in the year before the pandemic, due to a ‘perfect storm’ of issues. We of course spent time unpacking those issues and discussing how the right strategy post-pandemic could make the firm more resilient to such shocks,...

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