Fastcompany iconFastcompanySep 15, 2026 ~1 min source read

Leading with Purpose in a Divided World

Corporate social responsibility has been heavily debated for the past few years and yet the underlying pressures haven't disappeared: This conversation brings together CEOs who have built purpose into the DNA of their companies to examine whether CSR as we know it is dead—or simply evolving into something more durable.

Leading with Purpose in a Divided World

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Corporate social responsibility has been heavily debated for the past few years and yet the underlying pressures haven't disappeared:

This conversation brings together CEOs who have built purpose into the DNA of their companies to examine whether CSR as we know it is dead—or simply evolving into something more durable.

If you believe business has a responsibility to do more than maximize profit, how do you make that case—and turn it into action—when the cultural winds are blowing the other way?

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Corporate social responsibility has been heavily debated for the past few years and yet the underlying pressures haven't disappeared: This conversation brings together CEOs who have built purpose into the DNA of their companies to examine whether CSR as we know it is dead—or simply evolving into something more durable. If you believe business has a responsibility to do more than maximize profit, how do you make that case—and turn it into action—when the cultural winds are blowing the other way?

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