To the Editor:

Recent scandals have rocked the corporate world and shaken Wall Street to its foundation but have yet to result in the types of meaningful reforms that our times, and the American people, demand. As a Business Week/Harris poll indicates the vast majority (95%!) of Americans think, "Corporations should have more than one purpose. They also owe something to their workers and the communities in which they operate and should sometimes sacrifice some profit for the sake of making things better for their workers and communities." The current corporate focus (backed up by law) is clearly out of step with the values of Americans. We need to rewrite corporate DNA to include American values in addition to profit, including protecting the stability of communities, the integrity of the environment and the dignity of workers.

Sincerely,

Citizen X

Last Updated February 2003