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In past economic downturns, these payments tended to quickly recover, but Parmar predicts that coronavirus has catalyzed a more permanent shift in how companies are spending their free cash flows. “Each of these outlays of cash has to be connected to a logic, which says this is how we can better serve all our stakeholders.”",[],{"type":317,"content":405},[406],{"type":265,"value":407,"marks":408},"This is not about a choice between impact or income; he highlights a growing body of research showing that companies with stronger ESG scores tend to outperform others financially. “There is an increasing amount of research that shows in certain contexts at certain times there is a connection between taking care of stakeholders and making profit.",[],{"type":317,"content":410},[411],{"type":265,"value":412,"marks":413},"Leaders of companies are being called upon to address issues far beyond the confines of the corporate world and step into society’s thorniest debates, from immigration to LGBTQ rights. 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