PUBLIC LETTERS TO CORPORATE LEADERSHIP

Some things should be said directly. Some things should be said publicly.

Dear CEO publishes thoughtful, direct and civil letters to the people who lead companies and institutions.

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DEAR CEO ORIGINAL

The public deserves a clearer account of the promises made in its name.

To the Chief Executive Officer · A National Consumer Company

A company may change its terms, its strategy and its leadership. It should not change the standard by which it explains those decisions to the people who rely on it.

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Businesses affect customers, employees, investors, communities and the nation. Sometimes those people have something worth saying directly to those in charge. Dear CEO gives those arguments a serious public forum.

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