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As social justice incidents and general discord and divisiveness across society have increased, a growing number of companies are feeling pressure both from their employees and their customers to take a stand and provide leadership.

It’s not enough to issue a statement and be on one’s way; as numerous polls have shown, today’s stakeholders want to see the companies that employ them and sell them products take real, tangible and measurable steps to affect social change.

In this article, Dan McCue from The Well News dives deep into this issue of social threats as operational risks, and ROKK’s social threat analysis and response (STAR) framework. Read the article here.

Co-founding Partner Ron Bonjean joined Sinclair Broadcast Investigative Reporter Paul Rosen to discuss former President Trump’s recent rally and the potential for a third presidential bid.

Watch the segment here.

Last week POLITICO Influence reported on a new public affairs firm aimed at helping companies respond to “woke” pressure campaigns. Now ROKK Solutions and management consultancy Impact ROI are teaming up to offer a different approach to help companies respond to various social issues that could affect their bottom lines.

Read more about the social threat response and analysis program here.

Co-founding Partner Kristen Hawn joins Fox News Anchor Charles Payne on “Your World” to discuss President Biden’s bipartisan infrastructure bill.

Read the transcript here.

Co-founding Partner Rodell Mollineau joined Sinclair Broadcast Investigative Reporter Paul Rosen to discuss the evolving role of Congressional leadership and censuring of elected lawmakers.

Watch the segment here.

The joint training exercise that was held Monday morning on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol underscored for business leaders the importance of testing their crisis management plans, policies, and procedures to ensure they will work when needed.

Today’s exercise yielded other critical lessons: the importance of preparing for the next crisis; testing crisis management plans, procedures, policies and response teams to ensure they will work when needed; and learning from your mistakes to help guarantee they are not repeated in the next crisis. Managing Director Lindsay Singleton shared her best practices for staying ready for crises over time. Get her thoughts here.

As the administration has moved on to Biden’s massive infrastructure and social spending packages and looks to advance bipartisan measures on policing and immigration legislation — in addition to forming a commission to investigate the Jan. 6 Capitol attack — a new Morning Consult poll shows that the White House’s operating definition isn’t going to cut it for voters, though they do believe Biden is genuine in his attempts to reach across the aisle. Co-founding Partner Ron Bonjean weighs in- read the article here.

While presidents always have goals, for President Joe Biden, two early ones are falling short. One year after George Floyd’s death, Biden’s self-imposed deadline for major police reform is still unmet, and this upcoming Memorial Day weekend goal on infrastructure is elusive too. Co-founding partner Rodell Mollineau shares his perspective with ABC News on why these deadlines are important. Watch the video here.

At a time when most people rarely look for answers beyond a simple Google search, there’s real power in reading work published by those who have been where you dream of going. Read through this round-up of great reads for agency professionals, including a recommendation by Co-founding Partner Ron Bonjean.

Negotiations over a multi-billion dollar infrastructure package have forced President Joe Biden to an inflection point where he must choose between his campaign promises of seeking bipartisan consensus and achieving major policy changes sought by the liberal wing of his party. Get perspective from Partner Kristen Hawn here.