Sustainable Finance Newsletter - Box Inc CEO Levie makes business case for Kamala Harris
By Ross Kerber
Oct 23 (Reuters) -Generally CEOs hate talking politics for fear of alienating customers, investors or employees with different views.
This year various business executives are backing U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic party's candidate for the White House against former President Donald Trump. Business leaders have traditionally leaned Republican and Trump, the Republican nominee, doeshave some CEOs in his camp.
So far the largest industry trade groups have stayed neutral at least in their public rhetoric. To get a sense of things I spoke with Box CEO Aaron Levie, a Harris supporter. You can find my interview from Monday linked below.
You will also find links to stories like one by my colleague who visitedthe Three Mile Island nuclear plant ahead of its planned revival, and another abouta plan by New York City's comptroller to end certainfund investments in pipelines and LNG terminals over climate concerns.
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Box Inc CEO Levie makes the business case for KamalaHarris
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris has won support from business leaders including Yelp YELP.N CEO Jeremy Stoppelman, Evercore EVR.N founder Roger Altman, and kind of, probably, maybe JPMorgan JPM.N CEO Jamie Dimon.
Yet it's still hard to parse out exactly where the largest company CEOs stand from their public statements and those of top trade groups, which avoid picking sides.
To make sense of things I spoke with Harris supporter Aaron Levie, CEO of cloud content management platform Box Inc BOX.N, on Monday. You can read the interview inthis week's column here.
Chamber of Commerce urges patience for election results
After I locked up the Levie interview, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce late on Tuesday counseled Americans to have patience while votes are counted in the Nov. 5 election, citing the likely closeness of the contest and the variety of voting and vote-counting procedures.
In a message on its website the top U.S. business trade group said that "we may not know the outcome as quickly as we would like. That’s cause for preparation and patience – but not concern."
Separately a Chamber spokesperson told me it would continue its tradition of not endorsing a presidential candidate. "Our role is to help the election winner in implementing policies that will grow the economy and create opportunities for all Americans," said the spokesperson.
The Chamber's comments didn't fulfill the wishes of some Harris supporters who have called on business leaders to endorse her or oppose Trump .
But the Chamber did warn of the risks of online disinformation such as reports of ballot fraud. In an "election primer" document accompanying the statement, the Chamber noted various delays in finalizing the results of prior U.S. elections.
It warned that "Those wishing to undermine our nation and our electoral system, including foreign governments, often attempt to spread disinformation online. This can include reports of voter suppression, cyber breaches of voting systems, ballot fraud, and other problems."
"These disinformation campaigns are designed to undermine trust in our election system and the final election results," the primer states.
Company News
Mike Jeffries, the former longtime chief executive of Abercrombie & Fitch,ANF.N has been criminally charged with sex trafficking and prostitution involving dozens of men.
The top U.S. consumer finance watchdog on Tuesday unveiled long-awaited rules that would make it easier for consumers to switch between financial services providers, a move the agency said was aimed at boosting competition.
HSBC HSBA.L, 0005.HK merged some operations and split its geographic footprint into East and West in a sweeping restructuring under new CEO Georges Elhedery that also included the appointment of the bank's first female finance chief.
On my radar
As a followup to last week's look at nuclear waste, don't miss this story by my colleague Laila Kearney about her visit to Constellation Energy's CEG.O Three Mile Island nuclear plant in Pennsylvania.
A new annual survey by nonprofit researcher Just Capital found growing numbers of respondents, across political ideologies, agreed that CEOs should speak out on social issues if the matter relates to their business - 52% overall this year, up from 32% in 2020. In contrast, 48% said CEOs should take a stand on all social issues, down from 68% in 2020.
Citing climate concerns, New York City Comptroller Brad Lander outlined plans to end future private market investments by pension funds in things like pipelines and LNG terminals.
Reporting by Ross Kerber in Boston; Editing by David Gregorio
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إخلاء المسؤولية: تتيح كيانات XM Group خدمة تنفيذية فقط والدخول إلى منصة تداولنا عبر الإنترنت، مما يسمح للشخص بمشاهدة و/أو استخدام المحتوى المتاح على موقع الويب أو عن طريقه، وهذا المحتوى لا يراد به التغيير أو التوسع عن ذلك. يخضع هذا الدخول والاستخدام دائماً لما يلي: (1) الشروط والأحكام؛ (2) تحذيرات المخاطر؛ (3) إخلاء المسؤولية الكامل. لذلك يُقدم هذا المحتوى على أنه ليس أكثر من معلومات عامة. تحديداً، يرجى الانتباه إلى أن المحتوى المتاح على منصة تداولنا عبر الإنترنت ليس طلباً أو عرضاً لدخول أي معاملات في الأسواق المالية. التداول في أي سوق مالي به مخاطرة عالية برأس مالك.
جميع المواد المنشورة على منصة تداولنا مخصصة للأغراض التعليمية/المعلوماتية فقط ولا تحتوي - ولا ينبغي اعتبار أنها تحتوي - على نصائح أو توصيات مالية أو ضريبية أو تجارية، أو سجلاً لأسعار تداولنا، أو عرضاً أو طلباً لأي معاملة في أي صكوك مالية أو عروض ترويجية مالية لا داعي لها.
أي محتوى تابع للغير بالإضافة إلى المحتوى الذي أعدته XM، مثل الآراء، والأخبار، والأبحاث، والتحليلات والأسعار وغيرها من المعلومات أو روابط مواقع تابعة للغير وواردة في هذا الموقع تُقدم لك "كما هي"، كتعليق عام على السوق ولا تعتبر نصيحة استثمارية. يجب ألا يُفسر أي محتوى على أنه بحث استثماري، وأن تلاحظ وتقبل أن المحتوى غير مُعدٍ وفقاً للمتطلبات القانونية المصممة لتعزيز استقلالية البحث الاستثماري، وبالتالي، فهو بمثابة تواصل تسويقي بموجب القوانين واللوائح ذات الصلة. فضلاً تأكد من أنك قد قرأت وفهمت الإخطار بالبحوث الاستثمارية غير المستقلة والتحذير من مخاطر المعلومات السابقة، والذي يمكنك الاطلاع عليه هنا.
