by dennis | Sep 2, 2020 | Articles 2020, News & Analysis
Robert G. EcclesauthorFollow SustainabilityTenured Harvard Business School professor, now at Oxford University. The Enacting Purpose Initiative (EPI) is a multi-institution partnership between the University of Oxford; the University of California, Berkeley;...
by dennis | Aug 29, 2020 | Articles 2020, News & Analysis
Robert G. EcclesauthorFollow SustainabilityTenured Harvard Business School professor, now at Oxford University. Last Thursday I had a conversation with my good friend Charles (Charlie) H. Moore, Jr. Charlie is now 91 and has pancreatic cancer but remains in good...
by dennis | Aug 20, 2020 | Articles 2020, News & Analysis
Robert G. EcclesauthorFollow SustainabilityTenured Harvard Business School professor, now at Oxford University. Yesterday I suggested in an open letter that a good first step for the 181 companies whose CEO signed the Business Roundtable’s August 19, 2019 “Statement...
by dennis | Aug 19, 2020 | Articles 2020, News & Analysis
Robert G. EcclesauthorFollow SustainabilityTenured Harvard Business School professor, now at Oxford University. Dear Mr./Ms. CEO, I hope you don’t mind me writing, especially given my temerity in wanting to offer you a small piece of advice: You should have your board...
by dennis | Aug 4, 2020 | Articles 2020, News & Analysis
Robert G. EcclesauthorFollow SustainabilityTenured Harvard Business School professor, now at Oxford University. While pockets of ideologically-driven ignorance remain regarding sustainable investing, such as the U.S. Department of Labor, mainstream investor investors...
by dennis | Jun 9, 2020 | Articles 2020, News & Analysis
Robert G. EcclesauthorFollow SustainabilityTenured Harvard Business School professor, now at Oxford University. The purpose of this post is to ask for your help on an important project. The World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA) is soliciting input on their “Social...
by dennis | May 15, 2020 | Articles 2020, News & Analysis
Robert G. EcclesauthorFollow SustainabilityTenured Harvard Business School professor, now at Oxford University. What do climate change, deforestation, biodiversity loss, ecosystem degradation, population growth, eating habits, and communicable diseases have in common?...