THE LIMITS OF CEO ACTIVISM

CAN CEOS RUN THE WORLD? AND WILL THE world allow them to? That has become a central question of our times, as leaders of Big Business step up to address some of society’s most pressing problems. Consider:

A majority of 500 CEOs, according to ’s latest polling, have now committed to, or are planning to commit to, the U.N. goal of reaching net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 or sooner. Combatting climate change, a complex undertaking once seen