5/23/2023 0 Comments A scandal in springBut the CBI provides a single voice on common concerns, such as skills or corporate tax. If the CBI is beyond saving, does it matter? Firms also belong to sectoral bodies like the ABI, and the biggest have their own government contacts. “Whether that is possible”, wrote Mr McBride, “I simply don’t know.” Mr McBride now promises “zero tolerance” of sexual harassment and bullying, top-to-bottom training, improved recruitment procedures and a whistle-blowing channel outside the organisation.Īll this is to regain members’ lost trust before the CBI presents a reformed version of itself to (remaining) members at an extraordinary general meeting in June. It had believed the CBI’s corporate culture “was among the very best”-yet “we failed to filter out culturally toxic people” when hiring them, and “victims of harassment or violence” felt “their only option” was to go to the Guardian. In a contrite letter on April 24th the CBI’s president, Brian McBride, a former head of Amazon’s British arm, told members of his board’s “shame” and “bewilderment”. Some have quit altogether, including the John Lewis Partnership and Kingfisher, two retailers Aviva, an insurer, and the Association of British Insurers ( ABI), a trade body and NatWest, a bank. Ministers and officials have dropped contact so have many of the CBI’s 190,000 members. The CBI’s reputation has gone from worthy-but-dull to downright poisonous.
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