Corporate cowardice or ignorance? And a bonus: the origin of the term ‘woke’

“Is business getting the balance right between investor, customer and other stakeholder demands when it comes to ESG issues?” The question could have been loaded. But it wasn’t.

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It’s not about the virus

I can’t imagine that there is anybody left, anywhere in the world, who still believes zero COVID by lockdown, mass testing, contact tracing and so forth is possible.

Consequently, this latest action from the Chinese Communist Party cannot have anything to do with a pandemic response. It’s not about the virus. It’s much more likely to be about maintaining power and crushing dissent. The virus is just the excuse.