高三英语培优外刊阅读
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美
国大公司宣言:盈利不再是企业头号目标
一家企业的头号目标是什么?长期以来,
美
国企业一直都把盈利,也就是给股东创造最大利益作为首要目的。但是,近期包括苹果的库克、亚马逊的贝索斯在内的181位
美
国顶级CEO联合发表声明,主张企业放弃“股东至上”理念,承担更多的社会责任。有人认为这是动摇资本主义的革命性宣言,也有人觉得这不过是老生常谈。那么,这些企业为什么要有此转变?企业意义究竟是什么?
Top CEOs ditch maximizing shareholder value as top priority
The Business Roundtable, a coterie of the top CEOs from the US, has put out a statement to make known its commitment to scrape the long-held belief of shareholder primacy to pursue a new direction in corporate governance.
Shareholder primacy, a theory espoused by US economist & Nobel Laureate Milton Friedman, states that the primary duty of businesses is to maximize shareholders' interests.
The statement, signed by 181 top US CEOs of companies including Walmart, Amazon and Apple, has reimagined the corporate purpose of American companies to make room for more social responsibilities.
In the new pledge, the elite US companies have sworn their allegiance to delivering value to customers, investing in employees, dealing fairly with suppliers, supporting communities and generating long-term shareholder value.
The move comes at a time when corporate America is facing the music over income inequality, unsafe products and subpar working conditions.
Nevertheless, not everyone is ready to fall hook, line and sinker for the new mission statement. “I don’t believe what they’re saying for a moment,” Senator Bernie Sanders said. “If they were sincere, they would talk about raising the minimum wage in this country to a living wage, the need for the rich and powerful to pay their fair share of taxes.”
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请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。
1.ditch [dɪtʃ] vt. _______________________
2.maximize [ˈmæksɪmaɪz] vt. _______________________
3.coterie [ˈkəʊtə
2022届高三英语培优外刊阅读学案:经济话题.docx