The Importance Of The Technology And Communications Sector To The Sustainable Development Goals

by dennis | Sep 15, 2019 | Articles 2019, News & Analysis

Robert G. EcclesauthorFollow SustainabilityTenured Harvard Business School professor, now at Oxford University. Previously I have written about the importance of the healthcare, resource transformation, food and beverage, consumption, extractives & minerals...

How To Further Accelerate Sustainable Investing In Japan: Taking It To Mainstream Asset Managers

by dennis | Sep 7, 2019 | Articles 2019, News & Analysis

Robert G. EcclesauthorFollow SustainabilityTenured Harvard Business School professor, now at Oxford University. Sustainable investment is growing rapidly in Japan. Sustainably invested assets under management (AUM) grew a staggering 300% between 2016 and 2018, from...

The Statement Of Purpose And What You Need To Do

by dennis | Aug 23, 2019 | Articles 2019, News & Analysis

Robert G. EcclesauthorFollow SustainabilityTenured Harvard Business School professor, now at Oxford University. I am asking all of you who read this post to do whatever you can to encourage companies you are involved with in any way to get their board to publish a...

The Importance Of The Transportation Sector To The Sustainable Development Goals

by dennis | Aug 14, 2019 | Articles 2019, News & Analysis

Robert G. EcclesauthorFollow SustainabilityTenured Harvard Business School professor, now at Oxford University. Previously I have written about the importance of the healthcare, resource transformation, food and beverage, consumption, extractives & minerals...

Can The R-Factor Help Lead To A Market-Based Solution For ESG Reporting Standards?

by dennis | Jul 16, 2019 | Articles 2019, News & Analysis

Robert G. EcclesauthorFollow SustainabilityTenured Harvard Business School professor, now at Oxford University. In June 2017 the European Union passed the EU Accounting Directive for Non-financial Information. It was implemented Member States in 2018. This law...

What The World Can Learn From The Japanese Experience In Integrated Reporting

by dennis | Jul 9, 2019 | Articles 2019, News & Analysis

Robert G. EcclesauthorFollow SustainabilityTenured Harvard Business School professor, now at Oxford University. According to a recent report by the KPMG Integrated Reporting Center of Excellence, in 2018 there were 414 self-declared integrated reports by Japanese...

A Sophisticated Investor’s Approach To Climate Change: The Case Of LGIM

by dennis | Jun 22, 2019 | Articles 2019, News & Analysis

Robert G. EcclesauthorFollow SustainabilityTenured Harvard Business School professor, now at Oxford University. Most major asset owners and asset managers now recognize the deleterious effects climate change can have on their overall portfolios. Climate change...