Some Constructive Feedback To 23 Red States On Their Anti-ESG Campaigns

by dennis | Aug 14, 2023 | Articles 2023, News & Analysis

Robert G. EcclesauthorFollow SustainabilityTenured Harvard Business School professor, now at Oxford University. In my previous piece I promised to provide some constructive feedback to 23 Red states based on a color spectrum analysis using the Red Index Score. While...

Seeking Common Ground in the Politicized Debate About ESG

by dennis | Jul 29, 2023 | Articles 2023, News & Analysis

Robert G. EcclesauthorFollow SustainabilityTenured Harvard Business School professor, now at Oxford University. On July 12, 2023 the House Financial Services Committee (HFSC) held a hearing entitled “Protecting Investor Interests: Examining Environmental and Social...

A Color Spectrum Analysis Of The Redness Of 23 Red States

by dennis | Jul 29, 2023 | Articles 2023, News & Analysis

Robert G. EcclesauthorFollow SustainabilityTenured Harvard Business School professor, now at Oxford University. Last month Pleaides Strategy published a report titled “2023 STATEHOUSE REPORT: Right-Wing Attacks on the Freedom to Invest Responsibly Falter in...

What Should Norway Do With An Extra $170 Billion From Oil And Gas Revenues?

by dennis | Jul 27, 2023 | Articles 2023, News & Analysis

Robert G. EcclesauthorFollow SustainabilityTenured Harvard Business School professor, now at Oxford University. Norway is a tiny Scandinavian country with a population of 5.5 million, less than the 7 million in my home state of Massachusetts. The country is well known...

Protecting Investor Interests: Examining Environmental and Social Policy in Financial Regulation

by dennis | Jul 12, 2023 | Articles 2023, News & Analysis

Robert G. EcclesauthorFollow SustainabilityTenured Harvard Business School professor, now at Oxford University. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has a threefold mission: (1) protecting investors, (2) facilitating capital formation, and (3) maintaining...

In Support (Mostly) Of ALEC’s “State Government Employee Retirement Protection Act”

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

Robert G. EcclesauthorFollow SustainabilityTenured Harvard Business School professor, now at Oxford University. The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), which has been playing a major role in the anti-ESG movement, has introduced model legislation called the...

The Evolving Role of Chief Sustainability Officers

by dennis | Jun 13, 2023 | Articles 2023, News & Analysis

Robert G. EcclesauthorFollow SustainabilityTenured Harvard Business School professor, now at Oxford University. The role of the chief sustainability officer is undergoing a rapid and dramatic transformation. Historically CSOs have acted like stealth PR...