Robert G. EcclesauthorFollow SustainabilityTenured Harvard Business School professor, now at Oxford University. Let me start by asking a question. What do China Steel, Coca-Cola Enterprises, Nestle, Walmart, CalSTRS, and the ACCA all have in common? I will accept...
Robert G. EcclesauthorFollow SustainabilityTenured Harvard Business School professor, now at Oxford University. What is the biggest barrier to sustainable development? There are many, but I’d like to flag one that I think hasn’t received enough attention so far:...
Robert G. EcclesauthorFollow SustainabilityTenured Harvard Business School professor, now at Oxford University. “We are just beginning our transformation as the Digital Industrial Company.” So says General Electric Chairman of the Board and CEO Jeffrey R. Immelt in...
Robert G. EcclesauthorFollow SustainabilityTenured Harvard Business School professor, now at Oxford University. Private equity (PE) firms have an enormous opportunity to create social value and improve the environment and, in doing so, improve their financial returns....
Robert G. EcclesauthorFollow SustainabilityTenured Harvard Business School professor, now at Oxford University. It is generally agreed that COP21 was a great success. In welcoming the historic climate agreement, Executive Director of the UN Global Compact Lise Kingo...
Robert G. EcclesauthorFollow SustainabilityTenured Harvard Business School professor, now at Oxford University. Last week I had the privilege of participating in “The Future of the Corporation: Business for Society Conference” held in Santiago. The conference was...
Robert G. EcclesauthorFollow SustainabilityTenured Harvard Business School professor, now at Oxford University. “The combination of the weight of scientific evidence and the dynamics of the financial system suggest that, in the fullness of time, climate change will...
