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Recent CommentaryMarch 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. February 28, 2010 Hyping H1N1: Did It Create a Dangerous Flu Fatigue?Source:AOL NewsWith the World Health Organization warning yet again this week that the H1N1 virus has yet to reach its peak, a flu season that's milder than average hardly seems that way. Now, the nearly yearlong coverage of H1N1 has left some... February 28, 2010 Wary Centrists Posing Challenge in Health Care VoteSource:New York TimesWASHINGTON — The future of President Obama’s health care overhaul now rests largely with two blocs of swing Democrats in the House of Representatives — abortion opponents and fiscal conservatives — whose indecision signals the... February 27, 2010 The Blair House Test
Source:Jonathan Alter, Newsweek
The summit at Blair House didn't get stellar reviews: bloggers found it boring, and the participants left with mostly the same views they held on arrival. Democrats intended the meeting to be a final gesture of bipartisanship—a... February 26, 2010 CEO Pay and the SEC: The Power of ShameSource:BusinessWeekMany people can recite the first half of Louis D. Brandeis' quote about the cleansing qualities of disclosure—"Sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants...." Few bother with the rest of the sentence, in which Brandeis... February 26, 2010 Red Tail: A Tale of an Ugly TruthSource:Stewart Nusbaumer, The Huffington PostGlobalization promised to expand the economic pie and increase the purchasing power of consumers. The integration of national economies into the international economy through trade and capital, economic globalization promised,... February 26, 2010 In Tax Law, an Overdue Overhaul a Step, With Miles to GoSource:New York 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... February 26, 2010 Nuclear energy is the futureSource:Idaho Mountain ExpressFor far too long, one of our most promising alternative energy options has been left to languish—nuclear energy. Nuclear power should be a central, key part of our national energy strategy. It is encouraging that the President's... February 26, 2010 Can’t-Shoot-Straight SEC Gets This Call Right: David ReillySource:BusinessWeekEvery now and then the much-maligned Securities and Exchange Commission gets it right. That was the case this week when it adroitly tapped the brakes on a drive to require U.S. publicly traded companies to adopt international... |
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