Can’t tell the players without a scorecard: Sorting out ESG, impact and sustainability

by dennis | Oct 25, 2022 | Articles 2022, Sustainability

Robert G. EcclesauthorFollow SustainabilityTenured Harvard Business School professor, now at Oxford University. The Land of ESG is embroiled in a two-front war. Identifying the combatants and their arguments may help practitioners keep track of the conversation, and...

ROBERT ECCLES: “ESG IS FULLY POLITICIZED IN THE US”

by dennis | Oct 25, 2022 | Articles 2022, News & Analysis

Robert G. EcclesauthorFollow SustainabilityTenured Harvard Business School professor, now at Oxford University. Are companies and investors just trying to make more money under the guise of ESG? Or does the call for sustainable business and investment threaten returns...

Carbon Might Be Your Company’s Biggest Financial Liability

by dennis | Oct 7, 2021 | Articles 2021, News & Analysis

Robert G. EcclesauthorFollow SustainabilityTenured Harvard Business School professor, now at Oxford University. Through some combination of government intervention and the development of carbon trading markets, it seems inevitable that a price will eventually be put...

A Critique Of Tariq Fancy’s Critique Of ESG Investing: An Interview With Clara Miller

by dennis | Oct 1, 2021 | Articles 2021, News & Analysis

Robert G. EcclesauthorFollow SustainabilityTenured Harvard Business School professor, now at Oxford University. In a functioning democracy, it is important to have an open debate between people with very different views. This is especially true for the field of...

Three Principles For ESG Investing From The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority

by dennis | Sep 21, 2021 | Articles 2021, News & Analysis

Robert G. EcclesauthorFollow SustainabilityTenured Harvard Business School professor, now at Oxford University. In my last post I wrote about seven principles for ESG investing. I developed these principles in collaboration with Desiree Fixler. Ms. Fixler was the...