Corporate sustainability focus out of step with voters: Bill English

Corporate sustainability focus out of step with voters: Bill English
Christopher Luxon and Nicola Willis head into their first post-election caucus meeting. (Image: BusinessDesk)
Pattrick Smellie
The election result is a warning to big business and fund managers that they are getting out of step with voters if they focus too heavily on sustainability and social and political issues, former National Party prime and finance minister Bill English says.In a wide-ranging interview with BusinessDesk for the Sharesies Shared Lunch podcast published today, English said businesses needed to ask themselves who their customers are.“It happens that in both Australia and New Zealand, the customers – given the opportunity to vote &nd...

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