don t say gay bill. it prohibits gender identity through the third grade in florida s elementary schools. on march 7, chapek told employees as we ve seen time and again, corporate statements do very little to change outcomes or minds. instead, they re often weaponized by one side or the other to further divide and inflame. he said he did not want the company to become a political football. at that time, more than 150 companies had already signed a letter opposing the legislation. two days later, chapek changed course, amid widespread outrage from disney employees and fans. he called governor desantis to express disappointment with the law. on the same day at an annual shareholders meeting he said our originally approach no matter how much attention didn t quite get the job done. he further apologized at a town hall for staff on march 21. on march 28th, desantis signed the bill into law. we ve seen corporate activism, guns after parkland, social justice after george floyd. the
the bill into law. we ve seen corporate activism, guns after parkland, social justice after george floyd. the perception of infringement on voting rights after a new law was signed in georgia. and a boycott of countries still doing business with russia. jeff eye sonnenfeld is the yale professor with the golden rolodex on matters of public concern. i ve often asked professor sonnenfeld whether corporations should be worried about anything other than the bottom line. he s told me certain situations demand a corporate response. well, the geopolitical context is currently absolutely critical part, of course, of a business leader s responsibility. you want to have faith in society, trust in free markets. and you want to have social harmony, as alexis detopo as he visited the u.s. back in 1940, quote the book democracy in