From “Who Cares Wins” To Pernicious Progressivism: 18 Years Of ESG

by Robert G. Eccles | Nov 27, 2022 | Articles 2022, News & Analysis

Robert G. EcclesauthorFollow SustainabilityTenured Harvard Business School professor, now at Oxford University. ESG never had it so good! For starters, notice how I didn’t feel like I had to spell out the acronym. Until recently that was hardly the case. Gloriously,...

From Businessman To Business Activist: A Conversation With Ben Tolhurst Of Business Declares

by Robert G. Eccles | Nov 2, 2022 | Articles 2022, News & Analysis

Robert G. EcclesauthorFollow SustainabilityTenured Harvard Business School professor, now at Oxford University. I was introduced to Ben Tolhurst by my good friend Charmian (Char) Love. I interviewed her last year after COP 26 to get her reflections on this event in...

What Does The United States Have In Common With Haiti, Myanmar, South Sudan, And Yemen?

by Robert G. Eccles | Oct 25, 2022 | Articles 2022, News & Analysis

Robert G. EcclesauthorFollow SustainabilityTenured Harvard Business School professor, now at Oxford University. Let’s make this a multiple choice question. The country has English at its official language. The country has won at least one Gold Medal in the Summer...

Loving Your Leftovers: Unilever’s Christina Bauer-Plank On The Purpose Of The Hellmann’s Brand

by Robert G. Eccles | Oct 17, 2022 | Articles 2022, News & Analysis

Robert G. EcclesauthorFollow SustainabilityTenured Harvard Business School professor, now at Oxford University. Previously I have written about some investor controversy concerning Unilever’s commitment to purpose. There are those investors who simply assert that...

The ISSB and a new set of ESG reporting standards – what’s the latest?

by Robert G. Eccles | Oct 17, 2022 | Videos