The U.K. FCA And The U.S. GOP: A Potential Strategic Alliance

by dennis | Jan 26, 2023 | Articles 2023, News & Analysis

Robert G. EcclesauthorFollow SustainabilityTenured Harvard Business School professor, now at Oxford University. Today the comment period closes for the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) consultation paper (CP) “CP22/20: Sustainability Disclosure Requirements...

EFRAG’s SRB Vice Chair Professor Kerstin Lopatta Discusses Sustainability Reporting

by dennis | Jan 18, 2023 | Articles 2023, News & Analysis

Robert G. EcclesauthorFollow SustainabilityTenured Harvard Business School professor, now at Oxford University. I was introduced to Professor Kerstin Lopatta through some mutual friends. Our shared interest in sustainability reporting was the reason for the...

So Much At Stake: Unilever’s Lysanne Gray On Getting Sustainability Reporting Right

by Robert G. Eccles | Jan 12, 2023 | Articles 2023, News & Analysis

Robert G. EcclesauthorFollow SustainabilityTenured Harvard Business School professor, now at Oxford University. Unilever’s Lysanne Gray is one of those rare people who has gone from financial reporting to sustainability reporting. She started her career at PwC working...

My New Year’s Resolution To Republican Politicians Regarding ESG

by Robert G. Eccles | Jan 2, 2023 | Articles 2023, News & Analysis

Robert G. EcclesauthorFollow SustainabilityTenured Harvard Business School professor, now at Oxford University. Date: January 1, 2023 To: All Republican Politicians Who Are Concerned About ESG From: Bob Eccles Subject: Extending an Invitation to Meet with You It is...

The Fable Of The Pirkey Power Plant (As Told By Texas State Senator Bryan Hughes)

by Robert G. Eccles | Jan 1, 2023 | Articles 2022, News & Analysis

Robert G. EcclesauthorFollow SustainabilityTenured Harvard Business School professor, now at Oxford University. Precis of the Fable Evil fossil fuel devouring Monster Asset Managers (MAMs) forced Princess AEP to prematurely kill her beloved child Pirkey. Jobs and heat...

ESG Is Not About Ethical Standards And Ethical Values

by Robert G. Eccles | Dec 29, 2022 | Articles 2022, News & Analysis

Robert G. EcclesauthorFollow SustainabilityTenured Harvard Business School professor, now at Oxford University. Over the past year I’ve certainly had some fun banging on about those in the GOP who are ranting about ESG. Their flawed reasoning and fiery rhetoric made...

Companies Should Pay And Report Their Taxes: A Bipartisan Proposal

by Robert G. Eccles | Dec 26, 2022 | Articles 2022, News & Analysis

Robert G. EcclesauthorFollow SustainabilityTenured Harvard Business School professor, now at Oxford University. Three recent articles have given me an idea which I think the most extreme on the left and the most extreme on the right could agree on. Companies should...