Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

In the Vanguard: Fund Giants Urge CEOs to Be a 'force for Good'

by Gillian Tett, US Managing Editor of the Financial Times
Feb 6, 2018 11:45 AM ET
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Gillian Tett, US Managing Editor of the FT; Mike Corbat, CEO of Citi, and Bill McNabb, Chairman of Vanguard at CECP's 2017 Board of Boards in NYC

As published on the Financial Times

American markets are spinning on a carousel. As fourth-quarter corporate earnings tumble out this week, analysts are digesting every digit, leaving share prices swinging. But if Bill McNabb, chairman of Vanguard, has his way, this carousel may soon spin differently. This month, a group of influential asset managers and companies sporting the worthy label of CECP: The CEO Force for Good, will assemble in New York. 

Read the complete article, reprinted with permission from the Financial Times, on CECP's website: http://cecp.me/2nFJhVo

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