Last fall, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency issued long-awaited changes to the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA). Enacted in 1977, the CRA affirms the obligation of financial...

In the last year, attacks on equity—from the Supreme Court to state legislatures—have gained momentum. One need look no further than our nation’s college campuses to see how leaders are executing an organized, systematic takedown of longstanding equity programs. The anti-DEI machine threatens to...

The Biden administration has required that the $3.8 trillion investment in infrastructure, energy, and manufacturing make an equitable impact. Organizations that can reimagine best-in-class strategies to meet the democratization of capital head-on, will succeed. Those who do not, will lose trust,...

Over the past 12-18 months, businesses across the U.S. have faced increasing backlash over their "woke" sustainability agendas. As ESG becomes increasingly politized, how can organizations avoid derailing the momentum and progress already made? On April 5th, Ichor CEO Eric Eve sat down...

Last week, I had the pleasure of speaking at the Reuters Responsible Business conference in New York. I participated in a compelling fireside chat with Helle Bank Jorgenson, CEO at Competent Boards, about how leaders can navigate the politicization of ESG and achieve both profitability and...

This year’s theme for the 47th commemoration of Black History Month, as selected by the Association for the Study of African American Life and History, is “Black Resistance” – a recognition of the movements Black Americans have led and sustained to enact social change throughout our country’s...

This article was originally posted on amsterdamnews.com For years, people from communities of color have advocated for equity policies at both the federal and state levels, only to be left disappointed and disillusioned that their governments were not working for them. My father, Arthur...

Every year on Martin Luther King Day, numerous speeches building off the civil rights leader’s “I Have a Dream” address are delivered with promises of carrying on MLK’s vision and scores take part in a “Day of Service”. The next day, everyone goes back to business as usual. To really...

This article was originally posted on nydailynews.com On New Year’s Day, Eric Adams will become New York City’s 110th mayor, and just its second Black chief executive. He takes over a city that fashions itself the most progressive in the nation yet is still wrestling with major issues of...