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MONDAY KETCHUP: Lego bails on oil-free foot damage, EV's tire problem, child labor at Tyson and Purdue, and Altria's the BEST board of the week

MONDAY KETCHUP: Lego bails on oil-free foot damage, EV's tire problem, child labor at Tyson and Purdue, and Altria's the BEST board of the week

42m
Sep 25, 2023
MONDAY KETCHUP: Lego bails on oil-free foot damage, EV's tire problem, child labor at Tyson and Purdue, and Altria's the BEST board of the week

MONDAY KETCHUP: Lego bails on oil-free foot damage, EV's tire problem, child labor at Tyson and Purdue, and Altria's the BEST board of the week

42m
Sep 25, 2023
FRIDAY WRAP: Murdoch is OUT, replaced by Murdoch! Biden's Climate Corps launches! Bjorn Gulden's sympathizes, apologizes for Kanye! Qantas pays glass cliff janitor CEO less!

FRIDAY WRAP: Murdoch is OUT, replaced by Murdoch! Biden's Climate Corps launches! Bjorn Gulden's sympathizes, apologizes for Kanye! Qantas pays glass cliff janitor CEO less! Male CEOs keep doing stuff!

58m
Sep 22, 2023
FRIDAY WRAP: Murdoch is OUT, replaced by Murdoch! Biden's Climate Corps launches! Bjorn Gulden's sympathizes, apologizes for Kanye! Qantas pays glass cliff janitor CEO less!

FRIDAY WRAP: Murdoch is OUT, replaced by Murdoch! Biden's Climate Corps launches! Bjorn Gulden's sympathizes, apologizes for Kanye! Qantas pays glass cliff janitor CEO less! Male CEOs keep doing stuff!

58m
Sep 22, 2023
EXPERT BONUS: Daniel Cash, author of A Modern Credit Ratings Agency, talks how credit ratings history bears on ESG ratings future

EXPERT BONUS: Daniel Cash, author of A Modern Credit Ratings Agency, talks how credit ratings history bears on ESG ratings future

38m
Sep 21, 2023
EXPERT BONUS: Daniel Cash, author of A Modern Credit Ratings Agency, talks how credit ratings history bears on ESG ratings future

EXPERT BONUS: Daniel Cash, author of A Modern Credit Ratings Agency, talks how credit ratings history bears on ESG ratings future

38m
Sep 21, 2023
WOKE WEDNESDAY: ESG adjacent headlines, carbon disclosure, and an SBTi special look with words from fancy expert Daniel Cash

WOKE WEDNESDAY: ESG adjacent headlines, carbon disclosure, and an SBTi special look with words from fancy expert Daniel Cash

42m
Sep 20, 2023
WOKE WEDNESDAY: ESG adjacent headlines, carbon disclosure, and an SBTi special look with words from fancy expert Daniel Cash

WOKE WEDNESDAY: ESG adjacent headlines, carbon disclosure, and an SBTi special look with words from fancy expert Daniel Cash

42m
Sep 20, 2023
MONDAY KETCHUP: Rate the stupid with Jann Wenner, Vivek's 64 degree Army Rangers, Clorox's cyber experts, and DocGo's fake degrees; Plus, Dirtiest Directors on Earth

MONDAY KETCHUP: Rate the stupid with Jann Wenner, Vivek's 64 degree Army Rangers, Clorox's cyber experts, and DocGo's fake degrees; Plus, Dirtiest Directors on Earth

46m
Sep 18, 2023
MONDAY KETCHUP: Rate the stupid with Jann Wenner, Vivek's 64 degree Army Rangers, Clorox's cyber experts, and DocGo's fake degrees; Plus, Dirtiest Directors on Earth

MONDAY KETCHUP: Rate the stupid with Jann Wenner, Vivek's 64 degree Army Rangers, Clorox's cyber experts, and DocGo's fake degrees; Plus, Dirtiest Directors on Earth

46m
Sep 18, 2023
FRIDAY WRAP: UAW's strike, Looney resigns, Carrefour's shrinkflation labels, anti-woke = ESG, lithium vs. Native Americans, and a Disney sale prediction

FRIDAY WRAP: UAW's strike, Looney resigns, Carrefour's shrinkflation labels, anti-woke = ESG, lithium vs. Native Americans, and a Disney sale prediction

1h 2m
Sep 15, 2023
FRIDAY WRAP: UAW's strike, Looney resigns, Carrefour's shrinkflation labels, anti-woke = ESG, lithium vs. Native Americans, and a Disney sale prediction

FRIDAY WRAP: UAW's strike, Looney resigns, Carrefour's shrinkflation labels, anti-woke = ESG, lithium vs. Native Americans, and a Disney sale prediction

1h 2m
Sep 15, 2023
WOKE WEDNESDAY: The Oily show, with BP's Looney exit and next CEO prediction, NFL's oilmen are racists, and Vince McMahon's lifetime appointment

WOKE WEDNESDAY: The Oily show, with BP's Looney exit and next CEO prediction, NFL's oilmen are racists, and Vince McMahon's lifetime appointment

40m
Sep 13, 2023
WOKE WEDNESDAY: The Oily show, with BP's Looney exit and next CEO prediction, NFL's oilmen are racists, and Vince McMahon's lifetime appointment

WOKE WEDNESDAY: The Oily show, with BP's Looney exit and next CEO prediction, NFL's oilmen are racists, and Vince McMahon's lifetime appointment

40m
Sep 13, 2023
MONDAY KETCHUP: Brattiest CEO, saddest stakeholder news, most dystopian headline, CEOs jailed, and a Friday roundup

MONDAY KETCHUP: Brattiest CEO, saddest stakeholder news, most dystopian headline, CEOs jailed, and a Friday roundup

44m
Sep 11, 2023
MONDAY KETCHUP: Brattiest CEO, saddest stakeholder news, most dystopian headline, CEOs jailed, and a Friday roundup

MONDAY KETCHUP: Brattiest CEO, saddest stakeholder news, most dystopian headline, CEOs jailed, and a Friday roundup

44m
Sep 11, 2023
WOKE WEDNESDAY: Qantas glass cliff siren, Elon headline roundup, and Aubrey Capital's ESG clickbait op-ed is idiotic? (question mark)

WOKE WEDNESDAY: Qantas glass cliff siren, Elon headline roundup, and Aubrey Capital's ESG clickbait op-ed is idiotic? (question mark)

44m
Sep 06, 2023
WOKE WEDNESDAY: Qantas glass cliff siren, Elon headline roundup, and Aubrey Capital's ESG clickbait op-ed is idiotic? (question mark)

WOKE WEDNESDAY: Qantas glass cliff siren, Elon headline roundup, and Aubrey Capital's ESG clickbait op-ed is idiotic? (question mark)

44m
Sep 06, 2023
FRIDAY WRAP: Roz Brewer jumps off the glass cliff, Nissan's battery re-use, Tariq Fancy blows HARD, ignoring "fluffy" ESG metrics, and West Virginia's con game

FRIDAY WRAP: Roz Brewer jumps off the glass cliff, Nissan's battery re-use, Tariq Fancy blows HARD, ignoring "fluffy" ESG metrics, and West Virginia's con game

55m
Sep 01, 2023
FRIDAY WRAP: Roz Brewer jumps off the glass cliff, Nissan's battery re-use, Tariq Fancy blows HARD, ignoring "fluffy" ESG metrics, and West Virginia's con game

FRIDAY WRAP: Roz Brewer jumps off the glass cliff, Nissan's battery re-use, Tariq Fancy blows HARD, ignoring "fluffy" ESG metrics, and West Virginia's con game

55m
Sep 01, 2023
WOKE WEDNESDAY: Anti-woke proxy vote dilution, bad members stay bad at 3M and Boeing, and Tariq Fancy's underqualified underqualification quote

WOKE WEDNESDAY: Anti-woke proxy vote dilution, bad members stay bad at 3M and Boeing, and Tariq Fancy's underqualified underqualification quote

32m
Aug 30, 2023
WOKE WEDNESDAY: Anti-woke proxy vote dilution, bad members stay bad at 3M and Boeing, and Tariq Fancy's underqualified underqualification quote

WOKE WEDNESDAY: Anti-woke proxy vote dilution, bad members stay bad at 3M and Boeing, and Tariq Fancy's underqualified underqualification quote

32m
Aug 30, 2023
FRIDAY WRAP: Trump's mugshot, UPS's finalized labor deal, AB InBev's board influence by nationality, Dick's Sporting Goods' Fake CEO, SC's all-male board

FRIDAY WRAP: Trump's mugshot, UPS's finalized labor deal, AB InBev's board influence by nationality, Dick's Sporting Goods' Fake CEO, SC's all-male board

1h 4m
Aug 25, 2023
WOKE WEDNESDAY: Blackrock votes with management (gasp), Jim McRitchie wants more than 10 seconds to vote, Hispanic directors lose, and IT'S TIME TO RECLAIM THE ESG ACRONYM

WOKE WEDNESDAY: Blackrock votes with management (gasp), Jim McRitchie wants more than 10 seconds to vote, Hispanic directors lose, and IT'S TIME TO RECLAIM THE ESG ACRONYM

38m
Aug 25, 2023
WOKE WEDNESDAY: Blackrock votes with management (gasp), Jim McRitchie wants more than 10 seconds to vote, Hispanic directors lose, and IT'S TIME TO RECLAIM THE ESG ACRONYM

WOKE WEDNESDAY: Blackrock votes with management (gasp), Jim McRitchie wants more than 10 seconds to vote, Hispanic directors lose, and IT'S TIME TO RECLAIM THE ESG ACRONYM

38m
Aug 23, 2023
MONDAY TEN: MSFT's AI travel guide to the food bank, Iowa's AI book bans, Kalanick's fail up academy, Meta is a utility, ships use wind, and BM of the Week Lakshmi Mittal

MONDAY TEN: MSFT's AI travel guide to the food bank, Iowa's AI book bans, Kalanick's fail up academy, Meta is a utility, ships use wind, and BM of the Week Lakshmi Mittal

31m
Aug 21, 2023
MONDAY TEN: MSFT's AI travel guide to the food bank, Iowa's AI book bans, Kalanick's fail up academy, Meta is a utility, ships use wind, and BM of the Week Lakshmi Mittal

MONDAY TEN: MSFT's AI travel guide to the food bank, Iowa's AI book bans, Kalanick's fail up academy, Meta is a utility, ships use wind, and BM of the Week Lakshmi Mittal

31m
Aug 21, 2023
FRIDAY WRAP: Montana kids win on climate, CalSTRS "punishes" directors by doing their job, Hawaiian Electric is the new PG&E, and the Uihleins are billionaire nepos

FRIDAY WRAP: Montana kids win on climate, CalSTRS "punishes" directors by doing their job, Hawaiian Electric is the new PG&E, and the Uihleins are billionaire nepos

52m
Aug 18, 2023
FRIDAY WRAP: Montana kids win on climate, CalSTRS "punishes" directors by doing their job, Hawaiian Electric is the new PG&E, and the Uihleins are billionaire nepos

FRIDAY WRAP: Montana kids win on climate, CalSTRS "punishes" directors by doing their job, Hawaiian Electric is the new PG&E, and the Uihleins are billionaire nepos

52m
Aug 18, 2023
WOKE WEDNESDAY: DeSantis has "moved on" from Disney, Damion does Discover Financial's succession plan, Montana kids win climate ruling, and NYC pensions look to toss anti-oil suit

WOKE WEDNESDAY: DeSantis has "moved on" from Disney, Damion does Discover Financial's succession plan, Montana kids win climate ruling, and NYC pensions look to toss anti-oil suit

42m
Aug 16, 2023