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Baristas vs. the Board: A Proxy Fight at Starbucks

Baristas vs. the Board: A Proxy Fight at Starbucks

FromESG Currents


Baristas vs. the Board: A Proxy Fight at Starbucks

FromESG Currents

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Length:
25 minutes
Released:
Jan 17, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Over the past three years, Starbucks has become a notable battleground for the resurgence of the American labor union. Amid continuous pushback from management, the unions are now leveraging a new tool in the fight -- corporate governance.  The Strategic Organizing Center (SOC), a coalition of labor unions, recently began its first activist campaign, seeking three seats on the Starbucks board at the annual meeting this spring. On this episode of ESG Currents, senior ESG analyst Rob Du Boff spoke with Tejal Patel, corporate governance director at SOC Investment Group, to discuss why the unions decided to go active, what it would take to win, and other issues at the intersection of Social and Governance.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Released:
Jan 17, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (48)

ESG has become established as a key business theme as companies and investors seek to navigate the climate crisis, energy transition, social megatrends, mounting regulatory attention and pressure from other stakeholders. The rapidly evolving landscape has become inundated with acronyms, buzz words, and lingo and we aim to break these down with industry experts.