ESG

Brad Lander, New York City Comptroller and recent Mayoral candidate, discusses prudent and responsible investment, inclusive economic growth, and New York City’s future.

Michael Posner, the Jerome Kohlberg Professor of Ethics and Finance at NYU’s Stern School of Business, is director of the school’s Center for Business and Human Rights, a long-time leader in the field, luminary thinker, advocate, former State Department Official, and the author of the new book, Conscience Incorporated. 

In this episode of More MPE, hosts Ray Horton and Sandi Wright speak with Mary Jane McQuillen ’07, head of ESG and portfolio manager at Clearbridge Investments, on her journey into sustainable investing, which might not be what you expect. 

The climate reporting genie is out of the bottle although the cost of a less prescriptive SEC rule is reporting inconsistencies across jurisdictions and fully delegating materiality assessments to the firm.

New research challenges the accepted wisdom that shunning companies that fail to meet your values puts pressure on them or puts them out of business.

Leaders must focus on implementing ideas, taking action, and making the transition to clean energy part of their core business strategy.

If the proposal becomes final, it could spur corporations to invest more in technologies that reduce emissions and improve voluntary climate risk disclosure.

Climate change presents humanity with a dizzying array of challenges, but green shoots of progress are emerging from the world of business.