Corporate Purpose

Featured insights

What matters most? Five priorities for CEOs in the next normal
Interactive
What matters most? Five priorities for CEOs in the next normal
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The growth triple play: Creativity, analytics, and purpose
Article
The growth triple play: Creativity, analytics, and purpose
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Photo of monarch butterflies flying out of glass jar
Article
Help your employees find purpose—or watch them leave
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A new look at how corporations impact the economy and households
Discussion Paper - MGI Research
A new look at how corporations impact the economy and households
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Purpose for asset owners: Climbing a taller mountain
Article
Purpose for asset owners: Climbing a taller mountain
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The case for stakeholder capitalism
Article
The case for stakeholder capitalism
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From principle to practice: Making stakeholder capitalism work
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From principle to practice: Making stakeholder capitalism work
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Investors remind business leaders: Governance matters
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Investors remind business leaders: Governance matters
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Value Creation

The value of value creation
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The value of value creation

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Putting stakeholder capitalism into practice
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Emphasizing the S in ESG
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The role of ESG and purpose
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How executives can help sustain value creation for the long term
Article
How executives can help sustain value creation for the long term
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Accounting for values and valuation
Interview
Accounting for values and valuation
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Five Fifty: High stakes for stakeholder capitalism
Interactive - McKinsey Quarterly
Five Fifty: High stakes for stakeholder capitalism
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Why ESG is here to stay
Podcast
Why ESG is here to stay
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The ESG premium: New perspectives on value and performance
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The ESG premium: New perspectives on value and performance
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Five ways that ESG creates value
Article - McKinsey Quarterly
Five ways that ESG creates value
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More than values: The value-based sustainability reporting that investors want
Article
More than values: The value-based sustainability reporting that investors want
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Living your purpose

Purpose, not platitudes: A personal challenge for top executives
Article - McKinsey Quarterly
Purpose, not platitudes: A personal challenge for top executives
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More than a mission statement: How the 5Ps embed purpose to deliver value
Article - McKinsey Quarterly
More than a mission statement: How the 5Ps embed purpose to deliver value
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Demonstrating corporate purpose in the time of coronavirus
Article
Demonstrating corporate purpose in the time of coronavirus
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Purpose: Shifting from why to how
Article - McKinsey Quarterly
Purpose: Shifting from why to how
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The board’s role in embedding corporate purpose: Five actions directors can take today
Article
The board’s role in embedding corporate purpose: Five actions directors can take today
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From there to here: 50 years of thinking on the social responsibility of business
Article
From there to here: 50 years of thinking on the social responsibility of business
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Igniting individual purpose in times of crisis
Article - McKinsey Quarterly
Igniting individual purpose in times of crisis
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Featured Interviews

Ron O’Hanley of State Street on corporate resilience and ESG
Podcast

Ron O’Hanley of State Street on corporate resilience and ESG

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Stakeholder capitalism: A conversation with Vivian Hunt and Paul Polman
Podcast
Stakeholder capitalism: A conversation with Vivian Hunt and Paul Polman
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Laxman Narasimhan, CEO of Reckitt Benckiser, on corporate purpose during a crisis
Podcast
Laxman Narasimhan, CEO of Reckitt Benckiser, on corporate purpose during a crisis
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How an Australian resources company makes ESG a priority
Interview - McKinsey Quarterly
How an Australian resources company makes ESG a priority
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Rallying around purpose: An interview with the managing director and CEO of Insurance Australia Group
Interview - McKinsey Quarterly
Rallying around purpose: An interview with the managing director and CEO of Insurance Australia Group
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Regional Perspectives

How purpose-led missions can help Europe innovate at scale
Report

How purpose-led missions can help Europe innovate at scale

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Quick Takes from our Blogs

Making work meaningful from the C-suite to the frontline
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Making work meaningful from the C-suite to the frontline
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Inclusive workplaces focus on management practices that matter, not fluff
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Inclusive workplaces focus on management practices that matter, not fluff
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The future of work: What’s temporary and what’s transformative
Blog Post
The future of work: Understanding what’s temporary and what’s transformative
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Purpose at McKinsey

Social responsibility

2020 Social Responsibility Report