INSIGHTS
Mandatory CSR has many positives consequences – LBS and HBS study
Mandatory CSR has all sorts of INTENDED consequences, say Ioannou and Serafiem, professors at London Business School and Harvard, respectively. Using data for 58 countries, they show that after the adoption of mandatory sustainability reporting laws and...
“Data is the new oil”
Paul Druckman reporting from Ceres 2011: When receiving an award at Ceres 2011 on behalf of Nike, the company's vice president of corporate social responsibility spoke about two key themes in reporting: transparency and data. Her quote? "Data is the...
Leading investors and businesses agree statement on sustainability at Ceres 2011
Today's Ceres conference in Oakland, California - a roundtable convened by pension service Calpers - has produced an agreement between some leading investors and corporate businesses in the world, which commits them to developing and accelerating...
Fronesys business summary
Business problem The vast majority of the purchasing and investment decisions made by companies, public sector organisations, investment funds and individuals are made purely on the grounds of financial numbers and are based on a short-term perspective....