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Tying executive pay to ESG metrics is now standard practice at most large companies. But new research finds that when the scoring methodology becomes predictable, it becomes easier to game.
Many companies today overpromise what they can do with AI. They should learn from efforts to combat greenwashing and tighten standards.
At its most basic level, sciencewashing entails using the vocabulary of science, and borrowing its authority, to claim sustainability outcomes.
The global Chocolate Scorecard evaluates traders and brands on efforts to address child labour, deforestation and other measures.
Diversity in leadership isn’t just about ticking boxes. New research on lisetd New Zealand companies finds it’s also about making businesses stronger.
For many firms, ESG-related social media activity appears to be more about managing their public image than signaling genuine environmental commitment.
Crypto is known for enormous environmental footprint – but some in the industry are now taking steps towards a greener future.
Generating financial returns, noble and important as that goal is, is no longer enough, 3 scholars of marketing argue.
Our research, spanning 13 countries in the Asia-Pacific region, found that for companies, better carbon management was linked to significantly lower financial risk.
Consumers and investors are expecting more from businesses when it comes to the environment. But new research shows transparency does not always mean companies improve their performance.
Sustainability extends far beyond the environment. But one of its most important pillars – social – has been left out of proposed guidelines for responsible business collaborations.
It’s important to produce complex, precise simulations of our future climate. But equally, we need to make sure businesses can actually understand and use them.
Many firms now report how they are doing along economic, environmental and social lines in what is called a sustainability report. But how effective are they, really?
Green bonds aren’t a new idea. But the government’s decision could help further integrate sustainability into all forms of lending.
Sustainability reporting isn’t about producing marketing material. It’s an opportunity for companies to honestly share the risks of doing business and present an action plan for addressing them.
The wine industry has a major sustainability problem. Informed consumer choice can help drive real change.
All you need to know about investing your money sustainably.
The UK is joining the small club of countries with sustainability labels for investment products.
Ensuring that ego and prestige of the Global North does not get in the way of on-the-ground results in the Global South will be the key to effective social impact investing in the years to come.
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Full Professor of Sustainable Finance, Kedge Business School
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Associate Professor of Finance, Gustavson School of Business, University of Victoria
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Professor of Supply Chain Management, University of California, Los Angeles
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Bernard T. Ferrari Professor of Business, Johns Hopkins University
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