by dennis | Mar 28, 2017 | Articles 2017, News & Analysis
Robert G. EcclesauthorFollow SustainabilityTenured Harvard Business School professor, now at Oxford University. In November last year, Richard Howitt took over the role of CEO of the International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) from Paul Druckman. A Member of the...
by dennis | Jan 10, 2017 | Articles 2017, News & Analysis
Robert G. EcclesauthorFollow SustainabilityTenured Harvard Business School professor, now at Oxford University. I sat down with Lois Guthrie, the founding director of the Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB), to discuss how the organization is positioned in the...
by dennis | Nov 22, 2016 | Articles 2016, News & Analysis
Robert G. EcclesauthorFollow SustainabilityTenured Harvard Business School professor, now at Oxford University. There is a curious anomaly in the corporate world in the United States that is putting the beneficiaries of U.S. corporate pension funds at risk. Stated...
by dennis | Jul 13, 2016 | Articles 2016, News & Analysis
Robert G. EcclesauthorFollow SustainabilityTenured Harvard Business School professor, now at Oxford University. Except for the last remaining climate change deniers, of which there are still a surprising number, it is generally acknowledged that many of the oil...
by dennis | Jul 8, 2016 | Articles 2016, News & Analysis
Robert G. EcclesauthorFollow SustainabilityTenured Harvard Business School professor, now at Oxford University. What would it look like for the board of directors of a major corporation to consider, in a meaningful or material way, stakeholders beyond its...
by dennis | Jun 23, 2016 | Articles 2016, News & Analysis
Robert G. EcclesauthorFollow SustainabilityTenured Harvard Business School professor, now at Oxford University. It might not happen today or tomorrow, but soon you may get the chance to invest in a socially responsible investment in your 401(k) plan. That’s because...
by dennis | May 3, 2016 | Articles 2016, News & Analysis
Robert G. EcclesauthorFollow SustainabilityTenured Harvard Business School professor, now at Oxford University. The Spring 2016 proxy votes supporting the 2°C stress test resolutions at last week’s Annual General Meetings of ExxonMobil (38.2%) and Chevron (41%)...