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Recent CommentaryApril 12, 2013 Harvard sustainability office keeps goals focused
Source: GreenBiz
U.S. colleges have been no slackers in sustainability over the past several years. That certainly holds true for Harvard University, which opened its own dedicated sustainability office in 2008 at the behest of its students. April 12, 2013 A Plot Twist at Herbalife Draws in the AuditorsSource: Floyd Norris, NY TimesHerbalife, which describes itself as a global nutrition company, and which critics deride as a purveyor of overpriced products that is really a pyramid scheme preying on naïve people with dreams of easy wealth, has already... April 12, 2013 EXECUTIVE PERSPECTIVE: Global Reporting Initiative’s Chief Executive Ernst Ligteringen
Source: Ernst Ligteringen, Reuters
Imagine a business world where the very largest companies refused or declined to disclose any information about their dealings apart from their financials. A business world where companies’ approach to transparency and... April 12, 2013 Sustainability Bill of Rights: A New Paradigm to Protect Environment and PeopleSource: Huff PostAfter two decades as successful water quality and coastal advocates, we both came to the conclusion that existing environmental laws won't be enough to protect nature, biodiversity and human health. Our numerous environmental... April 12, 2013 The Carbon Tax Is OverratedSource: BloombergIt's easy to see why. The theoretical argument is convincing. Negative externalities -- social costs created, but not considered, in private transactions -- ought to be "internalized" through taxes on the activities in question.... April 11, 2013 Are top environmental performers better able to weather future financial storms?Source: EIRIS BlofUsing data from EIRIS over more than a five year period, academics from the Centre for Responsible Banking and Finance, at St. Andrew’s University, find a strong correlation between corporates highly rated by EIRIS on... April 11, 2013 Lulled by Markets
Source: Tim Quast, president, ModernNetworks IR LLC
While there sponsoring IR Magazine’s West Coast Think Tank last week we feasted at Evvia and Fuki Sushi. Denver’s got fine sushi. Our Sushi Den on South Pearl Street flat demoralizes Bryant Park’s Koi. Proprietors Toshi and Yasu...[more] April 10, 2013 Corporations Can’t Ignore Climate Change
Source: Triple Pundit
Late last October, the New York Stock Exchange stood quiet as Superstorm Sandy battered the East Coast. It was the first time since 1888 that weather had caused the exchange to close for two consecutive days. In the wake of a... April 9, 2013 Ego Climate: Human Dysfunction Is Holding Up Sustainability
Source: Huff Post
I recently attended the Wall Street Journal's ECO:nomics conference on the environment and business, and I left unexpectedly inspired. The amount of innovation and creativity in the marketplace is astounding: April 9, 2013 Investment strategies to follow in a falling stock marketarticles.economictimes.indiatimes.com - The mid-cap stocks have been hit the worst. According to Anup Maheshwari, head of equities and corporate strategy, DSP îBlackRock Investmentî Managers, "While the fundamental... April 8, 2013 If Shareholders Say ‘Enough Already,’ the Board May ListenSource: Gretchen Morgenson, NY TimesRAISES may be hard-won for most American workers these days, but for those fortunate few in the executive suite, the pay increases just keep on coming. Last year, the median chief executive at a United States company with more... April 8, 2013 The Shrinking Ranks of the WorkingSource: Floyd Norris, NY TimesJust when you thought it might be safe for the Fed to begin to think about taking its foot off the accelerator, along comes a jobs report that makes the employment picture look much less rosy than we had thought. April 8, 2013 Global warming: time to rein back on doom and gloom?
Source: Telegraph.co.uk
All right, I accept that this Arctic April may seem an incongruous time to address global warming. But there are important, and possibly hopeful, developments in the complex, contentious world of climate science that might... April 8, 2013 Why Rutgers BlinkedSource: Joe Nocera, NY TimesOn Friday afternoon, around 1:15, the president of Rutgers University, Robert Barchi, held a press conference to announce that his athletic director, Tim Pernetti, had resigned. This, of course, came two days after Pernetti fired... April 8, 2013 Look Out Below, The Obamacare Chaos Is Coming
Source: Forbes
The biggest political problem faced by so-called “liberals” and so-called “progressives” in President Obama’s second term is how to prevent voters from holding them politically responsible as the public comes to realize how badly... April 4, 2013 The Hoopla Of Corporate Sustainability: What It Means For Your PortfolioSource: Seeking AlphaCorporate Sustainability, that's a term that has caught a lot of tailwind in the past couple of years. But what is it? Does it refer to the financial health of a company and its ability to offer sustainable growth for the... April 4, 2013 Oil as a weapon of powerTrini Center - A potential obstacle to its rise as a global power is whether it can ensure a sufficient supply of energy to maintain economic stability, wrote Frank Umbach, a senior researcher at the German îCouncil on... April 4, 2013 5 steps to clearer CSR communications with investorsSource: GreenBizAssuming that corporate CSR and investment communities share the same objective -- excellence in corporate performance over the long-term -- why do they seem to have such a hard time communicating? The answer may lie in loaded... April 4, 2013 Has global warming stopped' Temps steady for a decadeexaminer.com - This is important because the îIntergovernmental Panel on Climate Changeî (IPCC) warned that rising greenhouse gas emissions would lead to rising temps, which would lead to environmental disasters. In... April 4, 2013 Survey Finds Most Republicans Seek Action on Climate ChangeSource: NY TimesIt’s time for that national “listening tour” on energy and climate, President Obama. Some evidence comes in a new survey from the Center for Climate Change Communication at George Mason University. April 3, 2013 More Focus Needed on the Americas
Source: Robert R. McMillan
Today, the international focus of the United States is on the Middle East with one eye consistently checking on The People’s Republic of China. Very little attention is ever given to the economies and the politics of the nations...[more] April 3, 2013 The Evolving Field of SustainabilitySource: Triple PunditNew scientific knowledge combined with increasing demand for more responsible products and services are the main drivers of change in the field of sustainability, according to Tim Greiner, Managing Partner and Co-founder of... April 2, 2013 Dumb Question: If Sustainability's So Great, Why Don’t Financial Types Mention It?
Source: Bloomberg
Can I ask you a dumb question? If sustainability is so important to business, and not just p.r., then why is it so rare for financial executives to tout sustainability goals and sustainability executives to tout financial goals?... April 2, 2013 Investors widen governance rules of engagementSource: eFinancial NewsWhile votes on remuneration steal the spotlight during annual meetings, accounting and auditing rules will also be a bone of contention for institutional investors and policymakers this year. April 1, 2013 A balance sheet approach to CSRSource: Livemint.comIn the charged world where business goes head-to-head with human rights, there is hardly ever a downtime from abuses of every kind, anger and pathos. That is why I am looking forward to attending a conference early next week in... |
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