WARC (May 29)
“The digital revolution in India is creating a level playing field for Indians across class and gender divisions, as financial services become more accessible because of the country’s digital footprint, lower data costs, and the rise in online payments.” Not only is digital transformation leading to “positive change throughout the financial system,” it is providing “strong impetus for social betterment and inclusiveness.”
Tags: Accessible, Class, Data costs, Digital revolution, Financial services, Gender, Inclusiveness, India, Online payments, Positive change, Social betterment
New York Times (August 20)
“Nearly 200 chief executives, including the leaders of Apple, Pepsi and Walmart, tried on Monday to redefine the role of business in society—and how companies are perceived by an increasingly skeptical public.” The new inclusiveness of multiple stakeholders sounds appealing. Still, “for companies to truly make good on their lofty promises, they will need Wall Street to embrace their idealism, too. Until investors start measuring companies by their social impact instead of their quarterly returns, systemic change may prove elusive.”
Tags: Apple, CEOs, Idealism, Inclusiveness, Investors, Pepsi, Redefine, Role of business, Skeptical, Society, Stakeholders, Wall Street, Walmart
New York Times (November 9)
“What goes around comes around, and on Tuesday, karma came for President Trump and his Republican acolytes. From Washington to Maine, New Jersey to North Carolina, Trumpist ugliness was met and vanquished.” Diversity overcame division with the Democratic victories. “What welcome inclusiveness at a time when the president stews in a hate-filled bubble, appealing only to the shrinking fraction of Americans unrepulsed by his behavior.”
Tags: Democrat, Diversity, Division, Hate, Inclusiveness, Karma, Republican, Trump, Ugliness, Vanquished