Article Harvard Kennedy School

For the Sake of Argument

Nora Delaney, 2019

https://www.hks.harvard.edu/faculty-research/policy-topics/public-leadership-management/sake-argument

This teaching resource promotes constructive disagreement and structured debate as tools for better public decision-making. It encourages leaders to engage with opposing perspectives thoughtfully, emphasizing intellectual humility, evidence-based reasoning, and respectful dialogue to improve policy and organizational outcomes.

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VideoCorporate Political Responsibility Taskforce

Implications for CPR: How Quantification Strengthens the Case for Action (and CPR)

Daniel Aronson of Valutus, 2024

ArticleAnthropic

Introducing the Anthropic National Security and Public Sector Advisory Council

Anthropic, 2024

Anthropic announces a National Security and Public Sector Advisory Council composed of experts in defense, intelligence, government administration, and technology ethics. The council will advise on responsible AI deployment, risk mitigation, interagency coordination, and safeguarding democratic and security institutions amid rapid AI advancement. It reflects rising expectations for accountable AI governance in public-impact domains.

ReportAI Now Institute

Lessons from the FDA for AI

2024

Ex ante regulation modeled on the FDA enhances public safety by rigorously assessing AI systems before deployment to prevent harm, while providing industry with clear, consistent standards that build consumer trust, reduce costly post-release failures, and foster sustainable innovation.

ReportCenter for Political Accountability

Mason-Dixon/CPA Shareholder National Poll Findings

2024

Surveys of a national sample of investors revealed that 87% believe companies should adopt a code of conduct for political spending. Additionally, 91% support measures to ensure that political contributions are lawful and consistent with the company’s public policies and objectives.

ReportNational Association of Corporate Directors

Navigating a New Wave of Reputational Risks

2024

This report details the increasing complexity of reputational risks in today’s business environment, highlighting how political, societal, and environmental issues are challenging corporate reputations. It emphasizes the need for boards to adopt adaptive governance strategies and stay ahead of public and regulatory pressures to avoid brand damage.

VideoCorporate Political Responsibility Taskforce

Navigating Diverse Views on Sustainability Policy

Renee Henze of IFF and Nathan Sell of the ACI, 2024

ArticleHarvard Business Review

Negotiate Like a Pro: Tips from a Crisis Veteran

Scott Walker, 2024

A crisis negotiations veteran explains how building rapport and trust help avert dangerous outcomes, even in very high threat situations. Includes firsthand experience to show how respect and listening can help save lives, and offers detailed suggestions for listening to understand underlying needs and interests.

ArticleCivic Alliance

Politics and Polarization in the Workplace: An Employer Guide to Bridge Building

2024

This guide provides concrete ways that companies can integrate civic activities into its talent management and other processes.

ReportInstitute for Economics & Peace

Positive Peace Report 2024

2024

This report demonstrates that countries investing in stable, healthy systems and norms—such as resilient institutions, inclusive economies, and social trust—are more likely to flourish, while those that don’t face increased risk of future violent conflict.

BookHarper Business

Possible: How We Survive (and Thrive) in an Age of Conflict

William Ury, 2024

A far-reaching account of how intractable conflicts can be transformed, and the mindset that enables breakthroughs. Outlines specific approaches from conflict resolutin and peace-building, including how to leverage a "third side."

ArticlePerkins Coie LLP

Public Company Handbook Chapter 2: Corporate Governance: Best Practices in the Boardroom

Perkins Coie LLP, 2024

This handbook chapter from Perkins Coie LLP outlines governance best practices for public company boards, covering fiduciary duties, oversight structures, committee responsibilities, compliance systems, and disclosure obligations. It emphasizes risk oversight, transparency, and evolving regulatory expectations affecting board accountability in complex operating environments.

Why this resource matters
It provides operational grounding for CPR governance by clarifying how boards oversee risk, disclosure, and fiduciary responsibilities in politically and socially complex systems. In particular, it provides the legal and conceptual basis for the governance of public affairs.

ReportRhodium Group

Rhodium Climate Outlook 2024: Probabilistic Global Emissions and Energy Projections

Kate Larsen et al., 2024

The Rhodium Climate Outlook 2024 provides a probabilistic assessment of global emissions and energy trajectories through 2100, integrating uncertainty across economic, policy, and technology variables. It projects likely warming of 2.2–3.2°C under current policies but shows that if countries fulfill mid-century and expanded net-zero commitments, the probability of staying below 2°C rises to 96%. The report highlights innovation, equity, and policy acceleration as essential for achieving 2035 NDCs.

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ReportOxfam

Right-Sizing Corporate Voice: A Briefing for Business on Responsible Political Engagement

Andrew Slight, 2024

This article outlines a new approach to corporate political engagement that builds on human rights frameworks to help combat corporate short-termism and enable companies to align their political engagement with longer-term priorities. The article outlines specific action steps that companies can use to align their political engagement with longer-term environmental, institutional stability, and human rights considerations.

ReportSociety for Human Resource Management

SHRM Political Conversations Playbook

Allen Smith, J.D., 2024

This playbook offers HR professionals guidance on managing political discussions at work, providing strategies to ensure civil dialogue, resolve conflicts, and maintain a respectful, productive environment. It includes practical tips and real-world examples for handling political topics in diverse workplaces.

ArticleThe Erb Institute CPR Taskforce

South Africa: A Case Example of Corporate Political Responsibility in Polarized Times

Patricia McLagan, 2024

Patricia McLagan is an author, consultant, and business owner with fifty years’ experience supporting large scale change processes in business and governments globally. From 1983 through 2004, Pat consulted with major South African businesses, government entities, universities, and parastatals, and chaired the Desmond Tutu Peace Foundation after returning to the US. This article draws on her personal experience with South African businesses and government entities from 1983 into the 2010s, focusing on what some white South African business leaders did in a time of polarization and potential civil war.

ArticleMilken Institute Review

Taking Net Zero Seriously

Tim Brennan, 2024

This article examines two methods for pricing carbon – the first based on estimating the “social cost of carbon” for current and future generations, and the second based on mandating limits and using a permit system to meet them. Argues for a fixed limit based on tipping points, and points to the challenges of political coordination required to adopt it, and the potential for technology to make that easier.

VideoCorporate Political Responsibility Taskforce

The Business Case for CPR

Angeli Patel with the Berkeley Center for Law and Business, 2024

ReportThe Erb Institute CPR Taskforce

The Erb Principles for CPR: What People are Saying

2024

Comments from business leaders, academics, civil society organizations and others commenting how the Erb Principles for Corporate Political Responsibility can help with managing risk, sustaining market economies, strengthening civic institutions and enabling long-term value for business and society.

Report Cambridge University Press

The Fading Light of Democratic Capitalism

Malcolm S. Salter, 2024

This work examines how global capitalism’s democratic foundations are eroding, as inequality, institutional decay, policy capture and corporate dominance erode democratic legitimacy. It argues that corporate-state relations and market structures shape democratic outcomes and that without attention to power, voice and influence, business risks operating in unstable systems of diminishing legitimacy.

VideoCorporate Political Responsibility Taskforce

The Future of Trade Associations & Sustainability Policy

Renee Henze of IFF and Nathan Sell of the ACI, 2024

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