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A Promise and A Pandemic: How New Capitalism Is Being Put to the Test HR Labs

    • Management

In 2019, leading US CEOs from the Business Roundtable made an unprecedented commitment to expand value creation beyond shareholders; they promised also to create value for employees, communities and customers. Just months later, the COVID-19 pandemic has put this notion to the test – will CEOs deliver what they promised? In this Season 2 of HR Labs, we talk with economic leaders, companies and influencers about this ideological shift and explore how it holds up under pressure.

In 2019, leading US CEOs from the Business Roundtable made an unprecedented commitment to expand value creation beyond shareholders; they promised also to create value for employees, communities and customers. Just months later, the COVID-19 pandemic has put this notion to the test – will CEOs deliver what they promised? In this Season 2 of HR Labs, we talk with economic leaders, companies and influencers about this ideological shift and explore how it holds up under pressure.

1 min