By John Robinson, University of Toronto We often hear the argument that, given the urgency of climate change and sustainability concerns, significant changes to...
By Laura Krumm In recent years, news on issues such as climate change, environmental degradation and plastic pollution was almost inescapable. At least in...
By Leona Henry Cross-sector partnerships (CSPs) have become a popular form of collaboration to address various sustainability matters, including plastic pollution, fair labor conditions...
By Daniel Lundgaard. The climate change debate is something that is on the minds of most people these days. The most recent elections in...
According to a recent study, for the first time more CEOs have been dismissed for ethical lapses than for poor financial performance (in 2018). What is the lesson? I think that we overvalue compliance and undervalue the effects of a corporate culture on sustainable business decisions…
The fragmentation of production and integration of trade creates important opportunities for firms and territories, especially if located in emerging economies, to grow and learn. Yet not all the global relationships are conducive of economic, social or environmental upgrading.
Corporate tax practice of multinational corporations (MNC) have been the topic of intense debate in the media and among policy makers in recent years. Most recently the news broke that Amazon would pay zero tax on their more than 11 billion profit in 2018. The OECD have coordinated a large project on the topic and involved countries around the world in discussing attempted solutions to the issue of “base erosion and profit shifting” which is the technical term for states finding it challenging to tax the profits of MNCs.
By Erin Leitheiser. Can ever-higher rates of consumption ever truly be sustainable? Consideration of up-and-coming consumers will be key to making progress in the...
By Noah Peters. Society’s declining trust in science in general and economics in particular is a much debated topic. Martin Wolf’s recent commentary for...
Hypocrisy is a serious charge for social actors, especially organizations and politicians, whose profession depends on perceptions of sincerity and credibility. This post examines types and implications of hypocrisy.
By Maribel Blasco. Georg*: I don’t think people from Maths are like that [selfish] because it’s another environment. We treat each other kindly. We...