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Income Inequality Is a Sustainability Issue

Harvard Business Review

Between 1976 and 2012 the share of US income earned by the top 1% almost tripled, rising from 9% to 24%. As more people begin to see income inequality as a negative “externality” — an unintended but damaging consequence of decisions that businesses make to boost profits — how should managers respond? Yes, Switzerland.