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...

A Color Spectrum Analysis Of The Redness Of 23 Red States

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

Robert G. EcclesauthorFollow SustainabilityTenured Harvard Business School professor, now at Oxford University. Last month Pleaides Strategy published a report titled “2023 STATEHOUSE REPORT: Right-Wing Attacks on the Freedom to Invest Responsibly Falter in...

What Should Norway Do With An Extra $170 Billion From Oil And Gas Revenues?

by dennis | Jul 27, 2023 | Articles 2023, News & Analysis

Robert G. EcclesauthorFollow SustainabilityTenured Harvard Business School professor, now at Oxford University. Norway is a tiny Scandinavian country with a population of 5.5 million, less than the 7 million in my home state of Massachusetts. The country is well known...

Protecting Investor Interests: Examining Environmental and Social Policy in Financial Regulation

by dennis | Jul 12, 2023 | Articles 2023, News & Analysis

Robert G. EcclesauthorFollow SustainabilityTenured Harvard Business School professor, now at Oxford University. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has a threefold mission: (1) protecting investors, (2) facilitating capital formation, and (3) maintaining...

In Support (Mostly) Of ALEC’s “State Government Employee Retirement Protection Act”

by dennis | Jun 18, 2023 | Articles 2023, News & Analysis

Robert G. EcclesauthorFollow SustainabilityTenured Harvard Business School professor, now at Oxford University. The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), which has been playing a major role in the anti-ESG movement, has introduced model legislation called the...

The Evolving Role of Chief Sustainability Officers

by dennis | Jun 13, 2023 | Articles 2023, News & Analysis

Robert G. EcclesauthorFollow SustainabilityTenured Harvard Business School professor, now at Oxford University. The role of the chief sustainability officer is undergoing a rapid and dramatic transformation. Historically CSOs have acted like stealth PR...

It’s Time to Call a Truce in the Red State/Blue State ESG Culture War

by dennis | May 31, 2023 | Articles 2023, News & Analysis

Robert G. EcclesauthorFollow SustainabilityTenured Harvard Business School professor, now at Oxford University. Over the past year, the debate over Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) standards in the United States has revealed stark policy contrasts between...