2014 Kellogg School of Management/Aspen Institute Business and Society Leadership Summit Filling the Governance Gap: Aligning Enterprise and Advocacy #CorpGovGap

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In the News

Kellogg News: 5 things companies need to know to avoid a "near-death" experience
Experts at the Kellogg-Aspen conference share how to go from activist target to change agent

Huffington Post: Activism and regulation in global commerce
Recent trends in private politics and their implications for corporations, activists, and government

Thomson Reuters: EXECUTIVE PERSPECTIVE: Can private politics replace government regulation?
Kellogg School of Management's Brayden King shares his perspective

Insight: In Case You Missed It: Filling the Governance Gap
Did you miss the 2014 Kellogg-Aspen Business and Society Leadership Summit? If so, we’ve got you covered.

Huffington Post: Business Leadership, Governance, and a Victory for Adam Smith
The bottom line? Business is recognized as the best game in town for systems change.

Insight: Corporate activism yesterday, today and tomorrow
An interview about how social movements continue to shape corporate behavior

Kellogg Insight Blog: Filling the governance gap
An executive summary of summit whitepapers

Thomson Reuters: EXECUTIVE PERSPECTIVE: A view from Europe on corporate accountability
Northwestern School of Law's Caroline Kaeb shares her perspective

BloombergBusinessweek: The new regulators of global commerce
Kellogg School of Management's Daniel Diermeier shares his perspective

Videos

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Daniel Diermeier explains the significance of the issue to be addressed in this year's Business and Society Leadership Summit.

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Brayden King discusses private regulation, the focal point of the upcoming Business and Society Leadership Summit, "Filling the Governance Gap: Challenges and Opportunities of Aligning Enterprise and Advocacy."

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Caroline Kaeb discusses the regulation of global commerce, the focal point of the upcoming Business and Society Leadership Summit, "Filling the Governance Gap: Aligning Enterprise and Advocacy."

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Globally operating NGOs are one of the key drivers of private regulation. This panel brings together leading NGOs with academic experts to discuss the growing impact of NGOs on corporate conducts and its social and economic consequences.

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Companies are increasingly asked to assume the role of governments. The rise of social media, globalization, and ever increasing expectations of companies has created new business challenges for globally operating companies. This panel features corporate and academic experts analyzing the rise of private governance and its implications for global commerce.

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T.J. Whalen, Chief Strategy & Sustainability Officer, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, shares his company's perspective on responsible business practices.

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Jim Rogers, Retired Chairman of the Board and CEO, Duke Energy is interviewed by Judy Samuelson, Executive Director, Aspen Business and Society Program

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Private solutions to public problems create new governance challenges ranging from legal implications to questions of legitimacy. This panel of experts investigates the challenges of designing and implementing private governance solutions.

White Papers

The Rise of Private Regulation in Global Commerce
The emergence of private politics is increasingly influencing how global corporations are regulated. Here's how business leaders can address the resulting risks. By Daniel Diermeier

Can Private Politics Effectively Replace Government Regulation?
Our research findings suggest that voluntary participation in corporate regulation is an imperfect replacement for government authority. To rein in corporate behavior, activist stakeholders and NGOs must tweak their strategies in three ways. By Brayden King

Protect Your Global Supply Chain from Costly Disruptions
For fear of hurting performance, many executives are reluctant to take steps to mitigate their company’s supply chain risk. But it is possible to boost performance while making supply chains more resilient. Here’s how. By Sunil Chopra and ManMohan S. Sodhi

Going Beyond the Letter of the Law: Lessons from Europe on Corporate Accountability
After the Rana Plaza tragedy, European corporations took unprecedented legal responsibility for worker safety at supplier factories. Their North American counterparts should take heed. By Caroline Kaeb