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To the current crisis. Corporate Social Responsibility Gives with one hand, takes with the other CSR departments typically drive corporate efforts to promote the health and well-being of local communities, often through charitable donations to support the activities of non-profit partners. In recent months, many major companies, including Nike and Bank of America, have supplemented statements of support for the protests with financial commitments to nonprofit initiatives or racial equity funds. While appreciated, this kind of CSR-led action is insufficient to address structural inequalities, and its core business operations may inadvertently exacerbate them. For example, the jobs available to black and brown people tend to have lower wages and limited benefits and opportunities for advancement.
When businesses move into communities of color, gentrification and displacement can ensue. Last year, New York City communities banded together to evict a proposed Amazon headquarters over fears of increasing gentrification and other neighborhood challenges. In response to the new business in Boston, some young people argued: This will hurt us more than it will help us. About the Author Emma Louise Job Function Email List Aveline is a research scientist at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Jane Roberts is a research associate and lecturer at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. is a postdoctoral fellow at NYU Grossman School of Medicine. is the Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management at Harvard Business School. is a professor of medicine at the Stanford University School of Medicine and a professor of organizational behavior at the Stanford Graduate School of Business Tags.
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When businesses move into communities of color, gentrification and displacement can ensue. Last year, New York City communities banded together to evict a proposed Amazon headquarters over fears of increasing gentrification and other neighborhood challenges. In response to the new business in Boston, some young people argued: This will hurt us more than it will help us. About the Author Emma Louise Job Function Email List Aveline is a research scientist at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Jane Roberts is a research associate and lecturer at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. is a postdoctoral fellow at NYU Grossman School of Medicine. is the Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management at Harvard Business School. is a professor of medicine at the Stanford University School of Medicine and a professor of organizational behavior at the Stanford Graduate School of Business Tags.
Collaboration Internal Communications Organizational Behavior More like this Marketing Organizations Designed for Your Company's Growth Stage Adding Cybersecurity Expertise to Your Board of Directors Reconnecting When Network Connections Go Hibernating MIT Connecting The Next Education Frontier: Growing Enrollment Through International Expansion Number of people You must be logged in to post a comment. First time here? Sign up for a free account: comment on articles and access more articles. Magazine’s Winter Issue Issues on the Cutting Edge Virtua.