# Corporate Activism on The No Agenda Show

Corporate Activism comes up in 5 chapters across 5 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from August 2017 to June 2023.

- **Chapters:** 5
- **Episodes:** 5
- **Discussed:** August 2017 – June 2023
- **Related topics:** [Activism](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/activism.md), [Ceo](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/ceo.md), [Corporate Culture](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/corporate-culture.md), [Davos](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/davos.md), [Esg](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/esg.md), [Google](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/google.md), [Insurrection](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/insurrection.md), [Jack Dorsey](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/jack-dorsey.md), [Joe Biden](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/joe-biden.md), [Mcdonald's](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/mcdonald-s.md)

## Chapters 1–5 of 5

### Partnership for Global LGBTQ Equality, Davos Influence

- **Episode:** [1560: Connectionism](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1560-connectionism.md)
- **Published:** 2023-06-01
- **Time:** 1:48:09–1:51:26
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1560-connectionism/chapter/partnership-for-global-lgbtq-equality-davos-influence.md

The Partnership for Global LGBTQ Equality (PGLE), founded in collaboration with the World Economic Forum, is working to integrate LGBTQ inclusion into the mainstream corporate agenda. Major companies like Coca-Cola, Microsoft, and PepsiCo have signed on to UN standards as part of this initiative. A private meeting in Davos with then-Vice President Joe Biden emphasized the role of corporations in achieving social changes that governments cannot.

Keywords: pgle, [world economic forum](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/world-economic-forum.md), [davos](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/davos.md), [joe biden](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/joe-biden.md), [corporate activism](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/corporate-activism.md)

### Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and the Corporate Boycott of Russia

- **Episode:** [1434: Second Lady](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1434-second-lady.md)
- **Published:** 2022-03-17
- **Time:** 1:09:49–1:15:07
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1434-second-lady/chapter/jeffrey-sonnenfeld-and-the-corporate-boycott-of-russia.md

Yale Professor Jeffrey Sonnenfeld has been instrumental in shaming over 400 Western companies into suspending operations in Russia. Sonnenfeld argued on CNBC that the goal of these boycotts, including the closure of 850 McDonald's locations, is to inflict maximum economic "pain and distress" on the Russian population to force a change in leadership. This strategy is described as "de-platforming at an industrial scale," utilizing ESG and corporate governance as geopolitical weapons.

Keywords: jeffrey sonnenfeld, [yale](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/yale.md), [mcdonald's](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/mcdonald-s.md), [esg](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/esg.md), economic pain, [corporate activism](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/corporate-activism.md)

### Twitter Corporate Culture, Jack Dorsey, Employee Activism

- **Episode:** [1311: Woke Kindergarten](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1311-woke-kindergarten.md)
- **Published:** 2021-01-10
- **Time:** 10:12–12:30
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1311-woke-kindergarten/chapter/twitter-corporate-culture-jack-dorsey-employee-activism.md

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey is described as being bullied by his own employees into banning President Donald Trump. Internal pressure from approximately 350 staffers reportedly led to the permanent suspension of the presidential account. The narrative of "inciting an insurrection" is characterized as a surface-level justification used by activist employees to remove a political figure they disliked.

Keywords: [jack dorsey](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/jack-dorsey.md), [twitter](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/twitter.md), [social justice warriors](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/social-justice-warriors.md), [corporate activism](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/corporate-activism.md), [insurrection](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/insurrection.md)

### Google Protesting Guide, Resist at Google

- **Episode:** [1164: Jacked-up Joe](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1164-jacked-up-joe.md)
- **Published:** 2019-08-18
- **Time:** 1:44:19–1:48:57
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1164-jacked-up-joe/chapter/google-protesting-guide-resist-at-google.md

A "Beginner's Guide to Protesting" was discovered within Google's internal "Partisanship" folder, distributed via the "Resist at Google" group. The document provides instructions on how to chant effectively and lists specific slogans against the "Muslim ban" and border walls. The guide is cited as evidence of a deeply embedded political bias within the company's corporate culture.

Keywords: [google](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/google.md), [activism](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/activism.md), [muslim ban](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/muslim-ban.md), [open borders](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/open-borders.md), [corporate culture](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/corporate-culture.md)

### CEO Resignations from Manufacturing Council and Corporate Power

- **Episode:** [956: Identitarian](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/956-identitarian.md)
- **Published:** 2017-08-17
- **Time:** 31:01–34:56
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/956-identitarian/chapter/ceo-resignations-from-manufacturing-council-and-corporate-power.md

The CEO of Merck, Kenneth Frazier, resigned from the President's manufacturing council, followed by executives from Under Armour and other major firms. This corporate exodus is analyzed as a response to public pressure and the need to protect stock prices rather than purely moral stances. The relationship between these companies, their advertising power, and their contracts with the Pentagon is explored.

Keywords: [merck](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/merck.md), under armour, manufacturing council, [ceo](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/ceo.md), [corporate activism](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/corporate-activism.md)

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