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Recent CommentaryJuly 2, 2009 Does Your Organization Suffer from Toxic Work Environment Syndrome?
Source:Larry Checco
We’ve all sat in on those meetings. You know, the ones around the conference table when a decision is about to be made. Knowing something of consequence is going to be discussed and acted on, the first thing most of us do is...[more] July 2, 2009 A Government Failure, Not a Market FailureSource:John Makin, NY TimesThe idea that home ownership confers special benefits on American society is deeply embedded in our culture—so much so that our national tax policy confers a special benefit of its own on it. Home ownership is granted an... July 2, 2009 Crisis Won’t End Until Balance Sheets Get Real: Jonathan WeilSource:Bloomberg.comInvestors are feeling better about financial companies’ balance sheets than they were a few months ago. That’s not to say they have a lot of confidence in them. July 2, 2009 How to Help Directors Increase Oversight of Executive PaySource:Harvard Business ReviewIt's a given by now that the general public, many shareholders, and a number of well-placed government officials agree that there is indeed a problem with executive compensation at publicly traded U.S. companies. What's not as... July 1, 2009 Tomorrow's Problems and Yesterday's Solutions
Source:Robert A. G. Monks
I do not know sometimes whether I am particularly paranoid or whether others are stupid or, perhaps a bit of both. Either choice is unpleasant. And yet, most of the suggestions by “corporate governance reformers” are either so...[more] July 1, 2009 What Market Structure Says About Q309
Source:Tim Quast, Managing Director,ModernNetworks IR LLC
We like benchmarking the Battle of the Little Bighorn, which occurred Sunday, June 25, 1876. Thursday was the 133rd anniversary. There, the last free Native forces on the great American central plains had a final hurrah at the...[more] July 1, 2009 Transformation of Panama
Source:Robert R. McMillan
Panama has a new democratically elected President. The May 3, 2009 Presidential election in Panama was another extremely important event. Would Panama continue to transform into a real democracy? With four democratically...[more] July 1, 2009 The Latest Corporate Social Responsibility News: Mixed Messages What Obama Can Learn from Seventh Generation
Source:CSRwire Contributing Writers Francesca Rheannon and Bill Baue of Sea Change Med
The two-faced Roman god Janus governed beginnings and endings. As such, he faced both forward and backward. Since taking office, President Obama seems to be taking his cue from Janus on some issues concerning the environment,...[more] July 1, 2009 How to Tell a Madoff From a Buffett
Source:The Motley Fool
As we take in the 150-year prison sentence of disgraced financier Bernie Madoff, many questions remain regarding the up-to-$65 billion Ponzi scheme he masterminded. For investors, however, the episode raises one question that... July 1, 2009 New EU President Sweden To Lead Fight Against Climate ChangeSource:Radio Free EuropeShifts in priorities are a recurrent feature in the way the EU's system of rotating presidencies functions. But Sweden, a country of under 10 million people, has a history of pursuing sweeping agendas despite its small size. June 30, 2009 Obama's Regulatory Plan: Too Hot, Too Cold, or Just Right?
Source:Knowledge@Wharton, University of Pennsylvania
For President Barack Obama, the 2008 campaign was the easy part. Angered by a global financial crisis, voters demanded that the federal government do something to rein in Wall Street -- and he promised he would. The United... June 30, 2009 The Hope Behind The Holes In The Climate BillSource:Environmental LeaderHowever, more recently, Wall Street has been looking at environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance of companies as an indicator of financial performance. In fact, AT Kearney reported that companies that had ESG... June 30, 2009 Is IBM the future of food safety and management?Source:The Pitch - Kansas CityWe've heard a lot of debate about free markets in this country lately. And while we're likely to be saturated with government-vs.-market arguments about health-care reform, IBM is quietly starting another free market battle of... June 30, 2009 'Special Report' Panel on Climate Change Bill DebateSource:Fox NewsREP. ERIC CANTOR, (R-VA) HOUSE MINORITY WHIP: In the midst of a severe recession, why would we even contemplate a plan that amounts to a growth-killing millstone around the neck of small businesses and all American consumers? June 29, 2009 The case for U.S. banksSource:Levi Folk, Financial PostOver the past two months U.S. banks have come to market to raise money echoing the Mark Twain line that “rumours of my death have been greatly exaggerated.” Investors have been impressed with their newly diversified businesses... June 29, 2009 The Government's answer to the pensions crisis: more stealth taxesSource:Telegraph.co.ukConsidering how many MPs look set to "retire" after next year's General Election, it really is jolly decent of them to scrap plans to take even more money from taxpayers to gild their gold-plated pensions. June 29, 2009 Can Business Be Ethical?Source:New EuropeSomething new is happening at Harvard Business School. As graduation nears for the first class to complete their Master of Business Administration since the onset of the global financial crisis, students are circulating an oath... June 29, 2009 A Recession Measured by New-Home SalesSource:Floyd Norris, NY TimesThere have been bad housing markets before, but never in post-World War II history has the market for new homes suffered as badly as it has in this decline. June 29, 2009 Editorial: Put Madoff away for life, then keep after the othersSource:Palm Beach PostThose two stunning allegations are spelled out in federal court filings stemming from the $65 billion Bernard Madoff Ponzi scheme. Mr. Jaffe was the Palm Beach socialite who recruited investors for Madoff at the Palm Beach... June 29, 2009 The Eyeshade Smelled TroubleSource:GRETCHEN MORGENSON, NY TimesWHEN it comes to corporate America, critics and skeptics are about as welcome as skunks at a pool party. And when companies try to silence dissenters, shareholders are often imperiled. June 26, 2009 Successful Design in CSR ReportingSource:Environmental LeaderA good sustainability report must effectively communicate the challenges a company faces, the value that stakeholders put on the issues and how these elements line up with a company’s business strategy. June 26, 2009 Outsourcing: A survival strategySource:Business Mirror.comTHE global recession has led many companies, which are not yet into outsourcing, to consider outsourcing some of their functions. Those with existing outsourcing contracts are looking further on what other areas they can... June 26, 2009 Wal-Mart's Big Problem: Climate ChangeSource:ReutersMuch as I’m an admirer of Wal-Mart’s ambitious sustainability goals, and its efforts to achieve them, there’s a glaring problem with the company’s “progress” to date that can be seen in the chart below. June 26, 2009 The Failures of Third-Party Food Safety AuditsSource:Food Poison JournalIf everyone who takes a test is getting an A, how hard can the test be? This is the question that occurred to me yesterday watching a fine presentation by Dr. Paul A. Hall, Ph.D. Dr. Hall was the speaker who presented... June 26, 2009 A plea to President Obama - end mountaintop coal mining
Source:James Hansen of Yale Environment 360, part of Guardian Environment Network
Tighter restrictions on mountaintop removal mining are simply not enough. Instead, the Obama administration must prohibit this destructive practice, which is devastating vast stretches of Appalachia. |
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