The ISSB Can Make Chief Sustainability Officers More Relevant or Less Relevant — They Have to Choose

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

Robert G. EcclesauthorFollow SustainabilityTenured Harvard Business School professor, now at Oxford University. My friend Bhakti Mirchandani has written about the historical significance of the creation of the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB). She...

Unilever’s Purpose And Sustainability Test Of Its Shareholders

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

Robert G. EcclesauthorFollow SustainabilityTenured Harvard Business School professor, now at Oxford University. I love the British press. With effortless wit and aplomb it regularly publishes articles with eye-catching titles like these from The Telegraph: “Unilever’s...

Active Ownership Vs. Active Returns: The Norway Sovereign Wealth Fund Dilemma

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

Robert G. EcclesauthorFollow SustainabilityTenured Harvard Business School professor, now at Oxford University. Norway has the largest sovereign wealth fund in the world with some $1.4 trillion in assets under management. That’s $244,000 for every man, woman, and...

The Role Of Systemic Stewardship In Addressing Income Inequality

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

Robert G. EcclesauthorFollow SustainabilityTenured Harvard Business School professor, now at Oxford University. I have previously written about how investors must address income inequality in a similar manner as climate change. It’s now over three years later and the...

How Leaders Can Move Beyond Greenwashing Toward Real Change

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

Robert G. EcclesauthorFollow SustainabilityTenured Harvard Business School professor, now at Oxford University. Summary Businesses should be ready to defend what they’re doing about the climate crisis and how they’re taking meaningful action. If they don’t, they could...

Companies say they’re serious about corporate purpose, but investors aren’t convinced

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

Robert G. EcclesauthorFollow SustainabilityTenured Harvard Business School professor, now at Oxford University. Corporate purpose has gone mainstream. A transformation?  A new world of enlightened capitalism? Not a bit of it.  Even though corporate purpose...

Board Responsibility for Artificial Intelligence Oversight

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

Robert G. EcclesauthorFollow SustainabilityTenured Harvard Business School professor, now at Oxford University. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is quickly taking over. But not in the robot-coup type of scenario that inspires multimillion dollar box office hits. Rather,...