Alan Gutterman

Best Selling Author (Business and Law) | Business Counselor | Independent Scholar | Human Rights Activist | Gerontologist

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My new book on Ageism and Ableism.

The World Health Organization has reported that approximately 16% of the global population, over 1.3 billion people worldwide, have some form of disability, and that an additional 190 million people (3.8% of people over…https://t.co/NkVyss6nf8

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Whenever a politician leads with "GENERATIONAL CHANGE", it's a dog whistle for AGEISM and should be a disqualifier for serious consideration of the candidate.

Ideas and solutions matter, not age.

#ageism #generations https://t.co/D5JB26UX9y

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When I started researching and writing about ageism and ableism, one of the first things I needed to understand was how we've defined "disability" and the various models of disability that have been developed to grapple with the challenges that persons wi…https://t.co/Z2dCog6yuO

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Alongside the debate regarding how far businesses can, or should be expected to, incur into the traditional duties of the State is the question of how much responsibility should a company assume for the environmental and social practices and impacts of ot…https://t.co/tkoNZ1VH6w

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Governance--the "G" in ESG--often takes a back seat in many of the discussions on LinkedIn. That's a mistake. Sure, governance is grounded in legal and regulatory rules and principles that seem arcane and are difficult to explain, but it is the heartbea…https://t.co/f1CQPJSXvy

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At the intersection of gender and age one finds poverty: older women are more likely than older men to live in poverty or social exclusion. Economic empowerment for women must begin early in the lifespan.

#olderwomen #women #womenempowerment #ageism https://t.co/AZ6AxAAshd

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Businesses must treat the environment like any other stakeholder and engage on climate change and climate action

#climatechange #climateaction #stakeholderengagement #enviro #environment https://t.co/62KTvsNxgw

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The Environment as a Stakeholder

While it may be difficult to understand the concept of the “environment” being a stakeholder under traditional notions of stakeholder theory, activists and indigenous groups formed around the purpose of protecting and pre…https://t.co/LYQXvFxbTG

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CSR Governance and Organizational Culture

Research has found that corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives are most effective when CSR principles have been integrated into the company’s governance and management processes and organizational cult…https://t.co/ZOZ3Phl1KZ

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Initial Funding Sources for Startups

One significant challenge for the founders of a new company is obtaining the funding that will be required to bring the company’s initial product or service to the marketplace. At the very beginning the founder will t…https://t.co/LyeizXHRxr

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To my ABA network members--please consider joining the CSR Law Committee of the ABA Business Law Section. See the information below regarding our next meeting. Interested? Please reach out to me and/or the Committee's chairperson Sue Maslow. We are lo…https://t.co/SbKMg97gPd

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Product development includes not only the creation and launch of new products but also modification or updates to existing products. Successful product development is essential for launching a company and for ensuring that the company continues to survive…https://t.co/ImIKScXNq0

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While the success of any new business is dependent on a number of factors—the specific business model, technological advantages, the skills and talents of the management team, and competitive and other environmental factors—it is now well understood and a…https://t.co/g4c4Snjabm

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Compliance is just not a "nice to have" reserved for large companies. My view is that investors considering a bet on a new founding team will look for signs that the team has its act together when it comes to compliance, even if there will be more work t…https://t.co/1preicFqZx

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Great thought leadership by @ChrisHarveyEsq on expanding the pool of potential accredited investors and how it might impact #vcfunding

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In today’s business world, all companies, regardless of their size, business model and scope of activities, are required to understand and comply with a plethora of laws and regulations.

These requirements apply regardless of whether the business is ope…https://t.co/YFeqHRe6GZ

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So much is written about "leadership" and much of it is vague. Some leaders may have some mythical powers over those in their domain, but effective leadership is deliberative.

For example, while leaders can be distinguished from managers, leaders noneth…https://t.co/SuZxxqenTZ

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The UN Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner has written that an enterprise cannot, by definition, meet its responsibility to respect human rights if it causes or contributes to an adverse human rights impact and then fails to enable its remediatio…https://t.co/wYX14qtEBV

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Leadership is a universal phenomenon that has preoccupied scholars, politicians and others for centuries.

Zagoršek observed: “. . . the simultaneous appearance of social institutions such as government, organized religion, and a significant role for ind…https://t.co/MJlMp058X5

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I've found a great deal of confusion among older persons (and persons of all ages for that matter) about how to become involved in the struggle against the adverse impacts of climate change.

For my own ideas about fostering climate activism among older…https://t.co/sQNdmD0B7C