Research: Calculating the Hidden Risks of Environmental Damage

Jay OwenTrendspotting

                Research: Calculating the Hidden Risks of Environmental Damage     A new analysis reveals that some business activities do not generate sufficient profit to cover their natural resource use and pollution costs, creating large, hidden risks that affect some industries operating in …

The Sustainable Value of “Brand Disney”: Strategic Implications of Its Withdrawal from Bangladesh

Jay OwenSustainability News

  What I Learned About Sustainability at REI, Part 1: Abundance Over Scarcity After seven years of working on sustainable business at REI, I am taking some time to reflect and share some of the things I learned. My first lesson was that no one was inspired by an “I …

New AT&T Report on Net Neutrality Highlights

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News, Information Technology Issues

For Immediate Release New AT&T Report on Net Neutrality Highlights ‘Failure in Corporate Citizenship,’ Say Investors For Immediate Release January 8, 2012   A new report by AT&T Inc. summarizing the company’s positions on so-called network neutrality principles highlights a “worrisome failure in corporate citizenship” and raises significant concerns about …

SB Research Newsletter: Perception Versus Reality in Sustainability Performance

Ethical MarketsSustainability News

A new study casts doubt on the notion that corporations will improve their reputations by becoming more sustainable. The global study, by Brandlogic, a branding firm, and CRD Analytics, an ESG analytics provider, found that a group of companies increased their “real sustainability performance” but nonetheless suffered a decline in …