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  • The CEOs of nearly 200 companies just said shareholder value is no longer their main objective

    08/19/2019 6:37:05 AM PDT · by Doctor Freeze · 76 replies
    CNBC ^ | 8/19/2019 | Maggie Fitzgerald
    Shareholder value is no longer the main focus of some of America’s top business leaders. The Business Roundtable, a group of chief executive officers from major U.S. corporations, issued a statement Monday with a new definition of the “purpose of a corporation.” The re-imagined idea of a corporation drops the age-old notion that corporations function first and foremost to serve their shareholders and maximize profits. Rather, investing in employees, delivering value to customers, dealing ethically with suppliers and supporting outside communities are now at the forefront of American business goals, according to the statement....