by dennis | Dec 14, 2017 | Articles 2017, News & Analysis
Robert G. EcclesauthorFollow SustainabilityTenured Harvard Business School professor, now at Oxford University. Abstract We conducted a type of “field experiment” to evaluate how difficult it will be for companies to implement the recommendations of the Task Force on...
by dennis | Nov 26, 2017 | Articles 2017, News & Analysis
Robert G. EcclesauthorFollow SustainabilityTenured Harvard Business School professor, now at Oxford University. Last month, The Boston Consulting Group released their findings on total societal impact (TSI). To recap, TSI is not a single metric; it is a collection of...
by dennis | Nov 20, 2017 | Articles 2017, News & Analysis
Robert G. EcclesauthorFollow SustainabilityTenured Harvard Business School professor, now at Oxford University. The debate about whether companies can do well financially by doing good things for the world is settled. The answer is “Yes, in certain circumstances.”...
by dennis | Nov 10, 2017 | Articles 2017, News & Analysis
Robert G. EcclesauthorFollow SustainabilityTenured Harvard Business School professor, now at Oxford University. How hard will it be for companies to meet the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures? Not as hard as many might think....
by dennis | Oct 25, 2017 | Articles 2017, News & Analysis
Robert G. EcclesauthorFollow SustainabilityTenured Harvard Business School professor, now at Oxford University. When Swedish telecommunications company Telia issued an announcement of its new commitment to sustainable business practices, the shift in strategic...
by dennis | Oct 25, 2017 | Articles 2017, News & Analysis
Robert G. EcclesauthorFollow SustainabilityTenured Harvard Business School professor, now at Oxford University. Consensus continues to build in the corporate community that in delivering total shareholder return (TSR) for their investors, businesses must also consider...
by dennis | Aug 15, 2017 | Articles 2017, News & Analysis
Robert G. EcclesauthorFollow SustainabilityTenured Harvard Business School professor, now at Oxford University. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), an independent body that has pioneered sustainability reporting from a niche...
