The Curious Case Of The Complex Contortions Concerning ESG In The State Of Alaska

by dennis | Oct 10, 2023 | Articles 2023, News & Analysis

Robert G. EcclesauthorFollow SustainabilityTenured Harvard Business School professor, now at Oxford University. “Life is infinitely stranger than anything which the mind of man could invent. We would not dare to conceive the things which are really mere commonplaces...

The Balanced And Sensible Narrative Of The Task Force On Nature-Related Financial Disclosures

by dennis | Oct 3, 2023 | Articles 2023, News & Analysis

Robert G. EcclesauthorFollow SustainabilityTenured Harvard Business School professor, now at Oxford University. On Monday September 18, 2023, the first day of Climate Week in New York City, I was privileged to attend the global launch of the recommendations of...

Climate Change, Misguided Activism, and a Roadmap for Institutional Investors

by dennis | Sep 19, 2023 | Articles 2023, News & Analysis

Robert G. EcclesauthorFollow SustainabilityTenured Harvard Business School professor, now at Oxford University. In today’s mainstream consciousness, climate change has surpassed nuclear-warhead proliferation as the biggest existential threat to mankind. Moreover,...

From Scientific to Doomsday, Five Climate-Change Narratives Shaping Discourse and Decisions

by dennis | Sep 19, 2023 | Articles 2023, News & Analysis

Robert G. EcclesauthorFollow SustainabilityTenured Harvard Business School professor, now at Oxford University. From scientific to doomsday, the five climate change narratives shaping discourse and decisions ImpactAlpha, September 18 — The climate discourse by...

Comment: $2.5trn in need is not $2.5trn in opportunity

by dennis | Sep 8, 2023 | Articles 2023, News & Analysis

Robert G. EcclesauthorFollow SustainabilityTenured Harvard Business School professor, now at Oxford University. $2.5 trillion is a talismanic number. It represents that amount of opportunity for the ASEAN economic community, for cities, for exports in the ocean...

Some Constructive Feedback To 23 Red States On Their Anti-ESG Campaigns

by dennis | Aug 14, 2023 | Articles 2023, News & Analysis

Robert G. EcclesauthorFollow SustainabilityTenured Harvard Business School professor, now at Oxford University. In my previous piece I promised to provide some constructive feedback to 23 Red states based on a color spectrum analysis using the Red Index Score. While...

Seeking Common Ground in the Politicized Debate About ESG

by dennis | Jul 29, 2023 | Articles 2023, News & Analysis

Robert G. EcclesauthorFollow SustainabilityTenured Harvard Business School professor, now at Oxford University. On July 12, 2023 the House Financial Services Committee (HFSC) held a hearing entitled “Protecting Investor Interests: Examining Environmental and Social...