Narrowing the Gap: Why Long-Term Investors and Corporate Leaders Should View Addressing Economic Inequality and Improving Diversity as Critical Forms of Risk Management

This paper is designed to help investors understand the urgent need to address economic inequality and provide corporate leadership teams practical steps to drive change within their companies and for society at large. Drawing on Ariel Investment’s work with the Black Corporate Directors Conference, the authors outline actions relating to people, purchasing, and philanthropy that companies can take to leverage corporate influence.