Articles by Mike Rowlands

An invitation to CEOs to lead the way toward a social purpose economy in Canada

The private, public, and third sectors all have their roles to bring about a fairer, greener economy. How can they work together to forge a better future?

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

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...

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,...

The rapidly growing movement toward social purpose in business holds the promise of better ways of doing business, leading to healthier communities, restoration of our shared environment, and better outcomes for companies’ staff, customers, and other stakeholders. In...