Kenneth Frazier Quotes

A lot of people say that I'm an activist CEO. I just think I'm a responsible leader of a business.

I'm less concerned about whether being a good corporate citizen burnishes a company's reputation. That's just an added benefit. I believe it's a responsibility, and there is no negotiating on responsibilities.

I think CSR, corporate social responsibility, is something that is becoming front and center.

For millennials, conducting business with a purpose that goes beyond making profits is critically important in determining the kind of company they want to work for - and the kind of company with whom they are willing to do business.

Companies and leaders are role models - not just with the business community - but in the broader world.

Corporate executives need to re-frame their responsibilities to include the interests of all the stakeholders in society at large; not just shareholders, but also employees, the citizens of our communities, and those who care about the environment.

Clinton has played a major role in giving companies like Cipla credibility, for which I will always be grateful.

Let's face it: we live at a time when government is less and less powerful, less and less effective, and the agent of social change, at least for the immediate future, is the corporation.

A social contract is the way out of this dilemma for corporations that want to lead in the 21st century by showing consumers how seriously they take customer loyalty and goodwill.

Business leaders cannot be bystanders.

I believe very strongly that corporations could and should be a major force for resolving social and environmental concerns in the twenty-first century.

It took a generation for companies to recognise their responsibilities in terms of labour practices and another generation for them to recognise their environmental obligations.

If you work for and eventually lead a company, understand that companies have multiple stakeholders including employees, customers, business partners and the communities within which they operate.

Our job as a business is not to promote a political agenda. That's not what we do.

The question is, do corporate executives, provided they stay within the law, have responsibilities in their business activities other than to make as much money for their stockholders as possible? And my answer to that is, no they do not.

General Electric recognizes that as a major economic entity it has the stature and responsibility to form opinions.

Leaders must be reminded that Businesses exist for the service of men.

All businesses that create wealth, pay their taxes and comply with the law are, by definition, good companies.

Historically, corporate aversion to politics has at times held firm even under national leadership that threatens the health of the economy, and with it the well-being of every company.

A healthy corporation acts on the interests of its stakeholders and customers.

American business needs more conscience, not less, whether from religious motivation like Hobby Lobby or from secular intentions.

So many tech companies have embraced a mission that they say is larger than profits. Once you wrap yourself up in a moral flag, you have to carry it to the top of other hills.

We have an unwavering commitment to our social responsibility program; it's good for business, and we know it's the right thing to do.

If corporations are to remain a legitimate instrument of collective action, they must concern themselves directly with the well-being of those party to, and affected by, their actions.

How much harm does a company have to do before we question its right to exist?