From the CEO
21 January 2025 - 2024 saw rising skepticism toward future-focused initiatives, often dismissed as too costly or uncertain in the face of immediate challenges. Many organizations have pulled back from their investments in sustainability, diversity, and other long-term priorities in response to political or economic pressures. While these efforts seem inconsequential to the bottom line in the moment, the reality is that investing now for future growth is what will separate the winners over time.
From the CEO
31 December 2023 - As 2023 began, our conversations centered around the pivotal forces of financial, political, and social disruption creating long-term challenges and opportunities for businesses and investors:
From the CEO
30 December 2022 - Expectations of companies are rapidly changing as the role of business in society is called into question. Meeting those expectations will determine how a company fares over the long term.
From the CEO
3 January 2022 - As 2021 draws to a close, FCLTGlobal celebrates its fifth year in operation. Our mission is to focus capital on the long term to support a sustainable and prosperous economy, and we are rewiring capital markets to drive long-term value creation for savers and communities.
From the CEO
22 December 2020 - Our vantage point in December 2020 is far from what we expected twelve months ago. We began the year looking forward to meetings, conferences, and our biennial Summit to discuss and debate the future of business among friends and colleagues.
Governance | From the CEO
9 December 2020 - A sound, future-oriented policy from the White House would enable the US to lead on reshaping capital markets to focus capital on the long term.
From the CEO
2 April 2020 - While our focus is always on the long term, we must, of course, turn our attention to the needs of the moment. With this in mind, I would like to update you on what’s in store for FCLTGlobal as the global community responds to coronavirus: Our research agenda will continue as planned. While our staff is working remotely in accordance with social distancing measures, we intend to pursue our current projects with the same rigor as before this situation unfolded. We will be offering several programs to...
From the CEO
26 December 2019 - The conversation around the role of capital markets has changed. Around the world, companies and investors increasingly recognize the importance of long-term planning and the value of thinking beyond quarterly returns.
Governance | From the CEO
19 August 2019 - Research shows that creating long-term value is a critical part of a chief executive’s role, for a company’s shareholders but also for the many other stakeholders in its investment value chain – employees, customers, or the community in which it operates. It is important to clarify this responsibility, especially in a rapidly evolving global economy where businesses are looking for new ways to be more sustainable and viable over the long term. We support such constructive discourse, and we will continue to focus on developing...