Engaging the Board on Racal Equity and Policy

Cecily Joseph, Board Director of MercyCorps

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On January 13, 2022, we spoke with Cecily Joseph, board director of MercyCorps and former Chief Diversity Officer at Symantec to explore “Addressing Structural Inequity: The Need for Policy Thought Leadership at the Board Level.”

There is no doubt that companies are feeling the pressure to practice political responsibility, but the steps to do that aren’t so clear. Leaders must consider the desire of their stakeholders, but that is not a homogenous group. In this module, we examine the failures and successes of employee engagement, and how to balance political polarization.

In this module, we explore:

• As a Board Member, what have you learned about what works in bringing these types of issues to the foreground?
• What kinds of actions did you take?

The Corporate Political Responsibility Taskforce (CPRT)’s Expert Dialogues are in-depth, recorded conversations with academic experts, stakeholder advocates and business practitioners to provide our members and other CPR champions with the expertise and context they need to develop principled, proactive CPR strategies. We invite those interested in a constructive, non-partisan, principles-based discussion.

The full transcript for this module is available here. 

KEYWORDS: #CorporatePoliticalResponsibility #ESG #CivicEngagement #SystemicRisk #CPR_Trends #Injustice #Inequality