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Recent CommentaryMarch 15, 2010 What a Health Care Loss Would Mean for a President Used to Winning
Source:Time
In 2000, Barack Obama tried to unseat incumbent Illinois Congressman Bobby Rush in a Democratic primary. The thumping Obama received — Rush got 61% of the vote to the upstart's 30% — was a grave political disappointment for the... March 12, 2010 Can you really make a profit in ethical funds?Source:MoneyWiseAs socially responsible business practices increase in importance, Esther Armstrong shows that a clear conscience doesn't have to mean low returns. March 12, 2010 Op-Ed: Does Middlebury College really care about the planet and its people?Source:The Middlebury CampusIt’s quite easy nowadays to vilify Big Business and conglomerated corporate interests. In fact, in a way, it’s become even fashionable — certainly not much of a surprise after watching the financial giants pull enormous profits... March 11, 2010 Righting a Wrong - Let Shareholders, Not CEOs, Decide How Corporate Money Is Spent on PoliticsSource:Public CitizenWASHINGTON - March 10 - Irresponsible corporate governance has become a plague on the U.S. economy and soon will become a plague on our political system as well. In Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, the U.S. Supreme...[more] March 11, 2010 Be Careful of Bestowing Increased Rights to Shareholders
Source:Seeking Alpha
Greater Shareholder Rights Coming are obviously on the way. The question now is what form those increased rights will take, and what the consequences will be for publicly-traded companies and their management. Tara Siegel Bernard... March 10, 2010 Health Care’s Obstacle: No Will to Cut
Source:NY Times
For anyone who cares about medical costs — which is to say anyone who cares about the take-home pay of American families or about the budget deficit — President Obama’s health reform plan is a terribly mixed bag. March 9, 2010 Analyzing ‘Corporate Risk Oversight Principles’Source:Compliance Week.comIt’s way too early for nostalgia about the financial crisis. But one of the most telling anecdotes coming out of this period was from John Thain, remarking to the Wall Street Journal on his time as CEO of Merrill Lynch. “Merrill... March 9, 2010 Socially responsible investing: a primer
Source:Christian Science Monitor
Did you know you could get a better return through Socially Responsible Investing (SRI)? When it comes to money, investment plays an integral part. People are now getting inclined towards investments driven by their personal... March 8, 2010 Climate change science: the evidence is clearSource:ABC - AUThis afternoon ABC Science broadcaster Robyn Williams delivered the 2010 Commonwealth Day address at a lunch organised by the Commonwealth Day Council of NSW at the NSW Parliament. The theme was Science, Technology and Society.... March 5, 2010 A Game of Resisting the I.R.S.Source:Floyd Norris, NY TimesIf ever there was an area of taxation that needed simplification, it is the American corporate income tax. Companies end up filing tax returns containing thousands, or even tens of thousands, of pages. March 4, 2010 Beyond Corporate Social Responsibility to Corporate Social EngagementSource:Environmental LeaderOur civilization’s central organizing project is to transform our adverse impact on the climate system. Scientists tell us that we must act now to mitigate the most severe effects of climate change; that we have a very small... March 4, 2010 Is The Banking Crisis A Crisis For Globalization?Source:ForbesA year or so ago an American friend of mine in New York recommended I read a book by Walter Russell Mead called God and Gold. The book is about some of the things Americans and Brits sometimes take for granted about the way the... March 4, 2010 Let's Talk About It: Discussing the Science and Politics of Global WarmingSource:New York TimesWhat have you heard about global warming in the news lately? Is the scientific evidence for global warming in question? Are politicians and world leaders doing enough to curb carbon emissions? What does this winter’s unusually... March 4, 2010 Tragedy at Toyota: How Not to Lead in Crisis
Source:Working Knowledge - Harvard Business School
Toyota's ever-widening problems are a tragic case study in how not to lead in crisis. Under the media spotlight, Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda, grandson of the founder, went into hiding and sent American CEO Jim Lentz to make apologies.... March 3, 2010 Can’t You Be More Positive?
Source:Tim Quast, Managing Director, ModernNetworks IR LLC
My lovely bride Karen said, “Maybe you should be less negative in the Market Structure Map.” Only fort-two and I’m turning into a grousing old goat! I doubt many of you would disagree that I’ve sniped about the state of the...[more] March 3, 2010 Where Is Al Gore?Source:Robert R. McMillanAgain, let me state that I am not a scientist. But, when I do these columns each week, I try to be a factual as possible. As we have faced the coldest winter, for an extended period of time (in Florida), I could not help think...[more] March 3, 2010 Putting the Social in Social ResponsibilitySource:Marian Salzman, The Huffington PostCorporate social responsibility looks a whole lot different now than it did a few years ago. Back then, the emphasis was on responsibility -- look at all the good things we're doing! -- and on corporate, since so much of its DNA... March 3, 2010 An Open Letter to Rahm Emanuel On Jobs For America!Source:Kenneth Davis, The Huffington PostIf the Democrats want to win in the upcoming November elections, they need to do much more about restoring our manufacturing base and the good long term jobs the sector has always provided. That requires political leadership by... March 3, 2010 The health risks of a big carbon footprintSource:BBC NewsIt is difficult to open a newspaper or watch a news report without hearing the words 'climate change'. Doctors have united under the Climate and Health Council But while the iconic images might be of the polar ice caps melting,... March 3, 2010 ANSWERING THE QUESTION: IS ESG IS HERE TO STAY?
Source:Richard Barr – Featured Commentator
In a word, yes. However, to offer some encouraging support to the argument pro and con, a company simply named “Mercer” has assessed the state of the field of academic research into environmental, social, and corporate...[more] March 3, 2010 SEC on ESG?Source:CSRwire Contributing Writer Bill BaueWhen do you know that ESG (or factoring environmental, social, and governance issues into investment and corporate decisions) has gone mainstream? One clue is this week's announcement that MSCI (Morgan Stanley Capital...[more] March 3, 2010 Health Reform: Why Aren't We Talking About Prices?Source:US News and World ReportTo tame the out-of-control cost of American healthcare, we need to slash the inflated prices we pay March 2, 2010 Ordinary stuff labeled scarySource:News Observer.comDETROIT -- At least once a day, I wonder whether the stuff in my house is killing my son. I tell myself I'm being unnecessarily anxious. (It wouldn't be the first time.) But the authors of a new book would say I'm not. March 1, 2010 In Tax Law, an Overdue Overhaul a Step, With Miles to GoSource:Floyd Norris, NY TimesWhat is the most outrageous section of American tax law “People get a deduction for punitive damages paid in a lawsuit,” was the response from Senator Judd Gregg of New Hampshire, the top Republican on the Budget Committee. “I... March 1, 2010 Testy Conflict With Goldman Helped Push A.I.G. to EdgeSource:Gretchen Morgenson, NY TimesBillions of dollars were at stake when 21 executives of Goldman Sachs and the American International Group convened a conference call on Jan. 28, 2008, to try to resolve a rancorous dispute that had been escalating for months. |
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