By Dearbail JordanCity boss Helena Morrissey has agreed that the CBI is "finished" after it admitted failing to fire staff who sexually harassed female workers.after a series of allegations including two rapes.
Other firms have said they are "pausing" their engagement with the lobby group while many more called by the BBC are yet to comment on their standing with the organisation. Baroness Morrissey, who campaigns for female inclusion within company management, also criticised firms who have yet to publicly leave the CBII.
But Andy Wood, chief executive of brewing company Adnams, said that zero tolerance of bullying and sexual harassment "has to be a given in a modern organisation".But Michael Plaut, the former chairman of CBI Wales, said: "I just think nobody gains if we simply cancel the CBI. Letting the CBI die is really easy.
The CBI campaigned against Brexit. Once the UK voted to leave the European Union, it lobbied the government to secure a trade and co-operation agreement.