Report Frameworks Institute

Filling in the Blanks: Contesting What “the System is Rigged” Means

Frameworks Institute , 2024

https://www.frameworksinstitute.org/resources/filling-in-the-blanks-contesting-what-the-system-is-rigged-means/

This report examines the narrative “the system is rigged” and how it undermines trust in institutions, markets and businesses. It offers analysis of framing effects, public attitudes and communication strategies to help leaders rethink how they respond when stakeholders perceive business and government systems as unfair.

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Business or Supply Chain Disruption (A) – When stakeholders perceive the system as unfair, companies may face disruptions in markets, supply chains, workforce, or material access.

Reputational Risks (A) – Corporations may be seen as part of a broken system, risking legitimacy and brand value if they fail to address underlying narratives.

Corporate Communications (B) – The report offers framing techniques and communication strategies to adjust corporate messaging around fairness and systems credibility.

Stakeholder Engagement (B) – It underscores the importance of listening to community and employee perceptions and engaging meaningfully when system trust is eroded.

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Report The Conference Board – Committee for Economic Development (CED)

The 2024 Election: Rebuilding Trust

CED, 2023

This CED report outlines practical steps to strengthen public confidence in U.S. elections ahead of 2024, focusing on voter access, election administration, cybersecurity, and countering mis- and disinformation—including AI-driven threats. It highlights how businesses can serve as trusted messengers and system-supporting partners, helping reinforce institutional integrity while managing political, operational, and reputational risk.

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Political Risk (A) – The report underscores how contested elections, mis/disinformation, and low trust create systemic instability that directly affects business continuity and strategic planning.

Reputational Risks (A) – Companies engaging around elections face amplified scrutiny; inconsistent or misleading information can erode stakeholder trust and corporate credibility.

Corporate Communications (B) – CED highlights the role companies play in delivering accurate, nonpartisan, trusted election information to employees and communities.

Stakeholder Engagement (B) – The report encourages collaboration with election officials, civic intermediaries, and local institutions to reinforce administrative capacity and public trust.

VideoCorporate Political Responsibility Taskforce

Actions Companies Can Take

Jonas Kron of Trillium Asset Management, 2023

ToolThe Aspen Institute

Agenda for The Prepared Board

2023

The report reframes ESG and social purpose from optional extras to strategic essentials—rooted in fiduciary duty, risk oversight, and long-term resilience. It gives boards a practical path to lead on systemic challenges by aligning incentives, embedding preparedness into planning, and focusing capital on future-facing risks.

ArticleBipartisan Policy Center

AI and Ethics: Issue Brief

Bipartisan Policy Center, 2023

This policy brief outlines the challenges of AI implementation and dissemination through various sectors of society, and provides policy recommendations for how to protect privacy, safety and ethics as AI adoption grows.

ReportThe Conference Board

Avoiding the Tragedy of the Commons

2023

This report addresses the impact of increased political polarization and decreased trust in government, which has resulted in policy differences that affect long-term business planning. To take initiative, companies should rethink their approach to PAC giving and lobbying to support bipartisanship, systemic change, and a positive social impact.

ArticleBCG Henderson Institute

Breaking the Vicious Cycle of Corporate Entanglement

Martinez, et al, 2023

This note acknowledges the increased pressure on business to engage in politics and counsels corporate restraint.

ReportBusiness for America

Business Perspectives on Political Backlash

2023

To better understand how businesses are navigating this toxic political environment, Business for America (BFA) surveyed more than 50 business leaders across the country and sectors, from Fortune 500 executives to small business owners. The report reveals widespread concern about escalating political backlash, highlighting the difficult balance companies face between stakeholder demands and risks like boycotts, speech restrictions, and regulatory threats.

VideoCorporate Political Responsibility Taskforce

Common Areas of Misalignment

Yamika Ketu of the Ceres’ Accelerator for Sustainable Capital Markets, 2023

VideoCorporate Political Responsibility Taskforce

Common Areas of Misalignment

Yamika Ketu of the Ceres’ Accelerator for Sustainable Capital Markets, 2023

ToolSNG Agora Institute

Conservative Principles for Building Trust in Elections

2023

To rebuild election trust among conservative voters, this Johns Hopkins–R Street tool outlines three actionable principles: affirm past election integrity, increase process transparency, and improve election operations. It pairs these with Gallup-backed data to guide civic leaders—including business—on addressing doubts without heightening polarization.

ReportClimate Governance Initiative

Corporate climate policy engagement: A briefing for board directors

2023

Conducting corporate climate policy engagement positively and appropriately is critical to creating the conditions that will enable a company to achieve its net zero transition. This briefing, produced by the Climate Governance Initiative in collaboration with the global think tank InfluenceMap, highlights the key issues that board directors should be aware of.

BookErb Corporate Political Responsibility Taskforce

Corporate Political Responsibility

Tom P. Lyon, 2023

An overview of the need for CPR and how the Erb Institute’s Corporate Political Responsibility Taskforce supports companies in aligning their approaches to political influence with their commitments to purpose, values, sustainability and stakeholders, while contributing to rebuilding trust in US civic institutions.

ArticleProMarket

Corporate Political Responsibility in a Captured Economy

Claudine Schneider and Ed Dolan, 2023

This article argues that corporate governance need to take account of a company's political responsibility and that the Erb Principles provide a helpful framework for doing so.

VideoCorporate Political Responsibility Taskforce

Corporate Political Responsibility: From Theory to Action

2023

ArticleFortune

Corporations were never supposed to write the rules

Maureen Kline, 2023

This article argues that "corporations were never supposed to write the rules of the game. Now they need to help make them better for capitalism to survive."

VideoCorporate Political Responsibility Taskforce

Could a Voluntary System Really Make a Difference?

Christine Mahoney of the University of Virginia, 2023

WebsiteHarvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance

CPA’s Guide to Corporate Political Spending: A Practical Guide for Management

Bruce F. Freed, Jeanne Hanna, Karl J. Sandstrom, Center for Political Accountability, 2023

This post summarizes the Center for Political Accountability’s Guide to Corporate Political Spending, which provides best practices for implementing the CPA-Zicklin Model Code. The Model Code identifies a company’s broader societal and democracy obligations and responsibilities that should govern its political spending decisions. This new Guide spells out what concrete steps and actions management should follow as it makes spending decisions and evaluates the accompanying risks.

VideoCorporate Political Responsibility Taskforce

Culture Wars, Backlash and the Current Political Climate

Sarah Bonk and Richard Eidlin of Business for America, 2023

VideoCorporate Political Responsibility Taskforce

Determining When it is Legitimate to Engage

Martin Reeves of BCG Henderson Institute, 2023

ToolDebevoise & Plimpton

ESG Investigations Tracker

2023

This tracker provides an overview of federal and state investigations into corporate ESG practices, highlighting lawsuits over misleading ESG claims by firms like BlackRock, government probes requesting information from asset managers and climate organizations, and legislative efforts aimed at limiting ESG considerations in investing. It offers essential insight into the shifting legal and reputational risks companies face in ESG governance.

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