A Critical Audit Matter: It’s Time For Auditors To Come Clean On Climate Change

by dennis | Mar 10, 2021 | Articles 2021, News & Analysis

Robert G. EcclesauthorFollow SustainabilityTenured Harvard Business School professor, now at Oxford University. In a previous post, “Properly Done Audits Are A Powerful Tool For Addressing Climate Change,” I wrote about recent guidance from the International...

Properly Done Financial Audits Are A Powerful Tool For Addressing Climate Change

by dennis | Mar 6, 2021 | Articles 2021, News & Analysis

Robert G. EcclesauthorFollow SustainabilityTenured Harvard Business School professor, now at Oxford University. I realize this title isn’t a very enticing one to most readers. But please bear with me. I promise that the story gets more interesting as it goes along. As...

The U.S. Struggle Over Climate-Change Disclosure Is Coming To A (Hopefully Successful) Head

by dennis | Feb 27, 2021 | Articles 2021, News & Analysis

Robert G. EcclesauthorFollow SustainabilityTenured Harvard Business School professor, now at Oxford University. On February 26 the Subcommittee on Investor Protection, Entrepreneurship and Capital Markets of the House Financial Services Committee held a hearing that...

Producing Philip Morris International Inc.’s first integrated report

by dennis | Feb 8, 2021 | Articles 2021, News & Analysis

Robert G. EcclesauthorFollow SustainabilityTenured Harvard Business School professor, now at Oxford University. On June 30, 2020 Philip Morris International, Inc. (PMI) published its first integrated report titled  “Delivering a Smoke-Free Future: Progress toward a...

Here Is My Say On “Say On Climate”

by dennis | Jan 5, 2021 | Articles 2021, News & Analysis

Robert G. EcclesauthorFollow SustainabilityTenured Harvard Business School professor, now at Oxford University. I say it is well-intentioned, futile, and a drain on the engagement bandwidth of investors who have more effective tools for getting their portfolio...

The Purpose Of The IBC/WEF Stakeholder Capitalism Metrics Initiative: A Conversation With Brian Moynihan

by dennis | Dec 19, 2020 | Articles 2020, News & Analysis

The Purpose Of The IBC/WEF Stakeholder Capitalism Metrics Initiative: A Conversation With Brian Moynihan Robert G. EcclesauthorFollow SustainabilityTenured Harvard Business School professor, now at Oxford University. On September 20, 2020, the World Economic Forum...

The Financial System Needs To Better Manage Systemic Social Risks Like COVID-19 And Income Inequality: Here Is A Roadmap For Doing So

by dennis | Dec 12, 2020 | Articles 2020, News & Analysis

Robert G. EcclesauthorFollow SustainabilityTenured Harvard Business School professor, now at Oxford University. The Biden Administration is wasting no time in building up its economic team. Close watchers of his moves should be encouraged by one pick: Heather Boushey...