Episode 249: The Growing Rift Between Republicans And Corporate America

The heat has been turned up on Disney and the state of Florida is attacking their tax status. Is this debacle emblematic of what awaits other corporate brands? Is this a good time for corporate leaders to re-examine their relationship to partisan politics? We’ll discuss. And New York’s comptroller is once again leveraging the state pension fund to pressure corporate shareholders to back resolutions calling on the companies to adopt climate resolutions to meet net-zero goals by 2050. Is activism by CFO’s the wave of the future? We’ll take a look. And of course, the latest and greatest on Starbucks which this week saw its 27th unit vote for unionization.