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Last week I had the privilege of participating in “The Future of the Corporation: Business for Society Conference” held in Santiago. The conference was organized by the ESE Business School of Universidad de los Andes and the International…
On September 22, 2016 CECP, ‘The CEO Force for Good,’ will launch its Strategic Investor Initiative (SII). The purpose of the SII is to shift the conversation between companies and their investors from one about quarterly earnings to one…
…S.” He defines it as a set of people who understand the power of sustainability to create positive change, who are conscious that the decisions they make and the actions they take today affect the quality of life for our children,…
Last Friday morning on my drive to Beijing Capital International Airport, the air was so thick with pollution from carbon intensive coal consumption that you could see it gently pushing against the buildings and enveloping the endless…
In the 2014 Government Report delivered on March 5, 2015 at the Third Session of the 12th National People’s Congress, Premier of the State Council Li Keqiang noted that “China’s economic development has entered a new normal, meaning we…
With our recent news bulletins dominated by the presidential campaign, Hurricane Patricia and the upcoming World Series playoff between the Kansas City Royals and the New York Mets, it is likely that most of us missed a recent Department…
We routinely hear board directors, CEOs, and CFOs of publicly-listed corporations refer to shareholders as owners of the corporation. Under this thinking, it is natural to conclude that the board’s duty is to its shareholders. Contrary to…
…research across many industries, namely that the current state of sustainability reporting is in some ways, “contra-materiality” when the proper meaning of the term “materiality” is understood. In this post we will illustrate this…
The world’s top credit agencies are dumping claims that their research is “independent” in a shift that follows accusations of bias and allegations that their faulty ratings helped trigger the worst financial crisis in living memory.…
Corporate sustainability has captured the attention of much of the world over the last few years. Trends including the growth of nongovernmental organizations and movements such as Occupy Wall Street suggest that the…
…have volunteered to provide “corporate social responsibility” or “sustainability” reports that include information about their environmental, social, and…
…as “corporate social responsibility,” “shared value,” “theory,” and “sustainability” are being heard more and more. The high-level rhetorical gloss that good performance on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) dimensions results in…
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