Good corporate citizenship is important in good times and bad. Throughout my career, gaming companies were early adopters of funding problem gaming programs, pioneering employee assistance practices, promoting volunteerism, adopting diversity initiatives, and supporting local causes. Those were good business decisions. In the past 5 months, these same gaming companies mostly paid all their employees throughout their closures, and many sponsored Covid-19 tests for their employees and communities. And when they got the green light to re-open, they implemented large-scale safety procedures to protest their employees and guests. Like many other leading companies, they’ve limited their businesses to allow for social distancing and made wearing masks mandatory for all. These are uncharted waters and the decisions they made were heavily researched and well-intended. They could have just done the minimum, but they rose to the occasion and leveraged their influence to benefit their key stake holders. They were thoughtful, responsible, creative and committed. They didn't need a lot of discussion to know these decisions were good for everyone, including themselves. Step up and make decisions that are good for everyone today.
Lily Zheng: Diversity, equity & inclusion consultant, on entering the age of Corporate Social Justice
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