How can we influence big, public companies to think more long-term, and be better corporate citizens? To help us explore this, I’m joined by Brynn O’Brien, she is Executive Director of the ACCR, the Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility.
The ACCR is a research and advocacy organisation that engages with companies on managing a whole range of issues; like climate, labour, human rights and governance.
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Brynn’s passion for these issues shines through in this episode, but so too does the technical rigour and the financial depth that she and her team harness to drive some big changes.
With a legal background, Brynn gets to the heart of how corporate democracy works, or doesn’t work, and she rallies like-minded groups who are all driven by a shared goal; whether that be reducing climate risk, improving labor standards, or demanding greater transparency.
It’s shareholder advocacy, founded on solid legal footings.
My key takeaway this week…
“It is possible to regulate companies through their constitutions. And that’s what shareholder resolutions and shareholder dialogue is all about.”
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