The Digital Age is Changing The Rules of The Game

More than 225 Google employees have signed on to a labor union.

Historically labor unions fight for people who are being exploited unfairly. Here, employees want a bigger voice in the sort of non-monetary things they really care about: #DigitalAgeESG.

https://buff.ly/35GrGTk

The 'Winner Takes All' business model we flagged in Governance Rebooted is now being borne out by investment facts: "We're seeing a 'rich get richer' phenomenon where successful, high momentum tech companies are vacuuming up most of the financing."

https://buff.ly/3idPAdU

The Economist presents an interesting trifecta: confronting China on human rights, competing in most areas of trade & co-operating on health & climate change. The new world order is emerging, and ESG investors will have challenging choices to consider.

https://buff.ly/3oJkFZx

A respectable down payment by Apple towards incorporating ESG principles in the short term pay of its execs. This is only a 1st step and needs to be developed and iterated. It's exactly the kind of innovation in governance that we’ve been advocating for.

https://buff.ly/35AXNUr

We've been highlighting the area of corporate political contributions this past year.

While suspending PAC contributions is a first step, it would also be useful to also know if these firms are still funding their multitude of lobbyists,

https://buff.ly/2KcodV3

#DigitalAgeESG

What is the future we want for our civilisation, and what role should technology providing corporates play in enabling it?

What are the solutions to encouraging a balanced system that doesn't provoke another backlash?

https://bit.ly/3bscYTN

#DigitalAgeESG

What pivotal role will tech companies (and all others transforming) play as guardians, and beneficiaries, of public goods that have been extensively plundered and social capital that has been depleted?

https://bit.ly/3bscYTN

#DigitalAgeESG

The intelligence of a few grey heads is unlikely to continually & successfully compete with the wisdom of the crowd.

Instead, new governance models that promote resilience & malleability need to develop. We highlight experimental new forms emerging. https://bit.ly/3bscYTN

We are in the midst of rebuilding a new form of civilization.

This requires massive and on-going experimentation. Yet the radically transparent, digital world we live in allows little room for error, without vilification.

What are the unintended consequences?

#DigitalAgeESG

Technology is our new home

Where we live, learn, work & maintain relationships. It's no longer a tool, but the very environment that permeates every aspect of how our civilisation is being reimagined & reengineered

What changes are required of tech companies to protect society?