New Initiative Seeks to Counter ‘Woke’ Corporate Policies

April 21, 2022
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From the Ohio Star: 

The Boardroom Initiative, a new joint project from the Job Creators Network Foundation (JCNF), Free Enterprise Project, and Second Vote, aims to counter “woke” policies in corporate America.

The group will be led by former president and CEO of McDonald’s Ed Rensi and hopes to focus corporations on their business goals, rather than political policies

“I have served on the board of McDonald’s Corporation, Famous Dave’s Bar-B-Que, Great Wolf Resorts, Snap-on Inc., JAFRA, and a few others,” said Rensi. “In every case those board members adhered to best practices for the benefit of the shareholders and the public good. Serving a vocal minority out of ignorance is absolutely unacceptable. When public companies take sides in political debates, it is to the detriment of company shareholders. Free market capitalism – a system responsible for lifting billions out of poverty and improving the worldwide standard of living – is under attack, and in too many cases, corporations are eagerly participating in these attacks out of a misplaced sense of virtue.”

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