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Corporate Political Responsibility (CPR): Why politics is a business case
Leading up to the European elections, we saw a remarkable increase in public statements by CEOs in favour of diversity, freedom,...
Nov 5, 20242 min read
"Business needs international risk management" - CPR Talk with Ambassador Joachim Bitterlich
Under the heading ‘What does CPR have to do with geopolitics and strategic thinking?’, we welcomed Joachim Bitterlich as a guest on the...
Oct 31, 20242 min read
A clear stance against anti-democratic tendencies - is that too much to ask?
Guest article by Dr. Katharina Reuter and Kathleen Klement (Bundesverband Nachhaltige Wirtschaft e.V.) At a time when political and...
Jul 17, 20244 min read
"Employee participation is essential for the democratic commitment of companies"
CPR talk with Thomas Fischer (DGB), 20.06.2024 How do trade unions view corporate political responsibility (CPR)? We expressly welcome...
Jul 15, 20245 min read
“We need a revival of individual responsibility in the relationship between business and the state!”
Under the heading “A politician’s perspective on CPR”, we welcomed Michael Theurer, MdB as a guest at May’s edition of the CPR Talk...
Jun 5, 20242 min read
Young scholars from around the world demand: CEOs, enter the political arena!
Together with our partners, we created the CPR Essay Prize to give young people the opportunity to engage creatively with CPR and perhaps...
Feb 28, 20242 min read
CEOs should enter the political arena, focusing "on policies, not politics"
Corporate Political Responsibility (CPR), the rising engagement of CEOs in politics, raises significant concerns regarding how it affects...
Feb 27, 20246 min read
"The new CEO is an amalgam of Otto von Bismarck and Bill Gates"
The realities of international power politics will thrust powerful CEOs into the new, dynamic role of statesman-executive. Corporations...
Feb 27, 20246 min read
"The CEO of the future must fortify corporate reputation with liberal values"
This essay explores the evolving role of CEOs in a world shaped by global challenges, asserting that today's CEOs are already entrenched...
Feb 27, 20247 min read
Brands are ‘constructs of trust’—they must become more political
Christian Köhler is the managing director of Germany's Brands Association. The organization, which he will continue to lead until the end...
Feb 27, 20244 min read
CPR-impulses from the management thinker Peter Drucker
Winfried Weber teaches management at Mannheim University of Applied Sciences and heads the Mannheim Institute for Applied Economic...
Jan 9, 20244 min read
"Companies need to step up collectively for common goods and against corporate capture of the state"
Elizabeth Doty is the director of the Corporate Political Responsibility Task Force (CPRT) at the University of Michigan’s Erb Institute....
Dec 4, 20235 min read
Political CSR—European Social Market Economy and US Shareholder Capitalism
Professor Andreas Scherer is the Chair of Foundations of Business Administration and Theories of the Firm at the University of Zurich. He...
Nov 28, 20232 min read
We Need a Revolving Door between Politics and Business
Dr. Thomas Speckmann is Head of Corporate Communications at Westenergie AG. We spoke with him about political communication in times of...
Oct 26, 20233 min read
Prof. Dr. Ludger Heidbrink on Why Companies Should Care about the Democratic System
Professor Ludger Heidbrink teaches Practical Philosophy at the University of Kiel. He specializes in business and consumer ethics....
Sep 19, 20233 min read
Scaling CPR: A New Vision for Trade Associations
Thomas Lyon is the Dow Professor of Sustainable Science, Technology and Commerce at Michigan’s Ross School of Business. He is the author...
Sep 1, 20238 min read
Daniel Privitera on Companies and Resilient Democracy
We live in challenging times. The climate crisis, rapid advancements in technology, as well as increasing geopolitical tensions in the...
Apr 18, 20232 min read
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