Private Standard-setting Organizations and the Theory of Change
Theory of Change – Evaluating Supply Chain Outcomes By Kamilla Hvid Andersen, Eileen Ryll, Dr. Caleb Gallemore and Dr. Kristjan Jespersen Due to globalization,...
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Jun 30, 2022
Environmentally sound and financially rewarding? Key findings from an exploratory study on the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi)
By Milena Bar, Ottilia Henningsson, & Dr. Kristjan Jespersen ◦ 5 min read ◦ The Science-Based Targets initiative aligns firms’ emission reduction targets with a...
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Jun 27, 2022
Constructing Social Portfolios: A Quantitative versus Screening Approach
By Alina Hofer, Lea Katharina Kasper & Dr. Kristjan Jespersen ◦ 5 min read ◦ When we talk about ESG, one could argue that there...
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Jun 24, 2022
Corporate social responsibility and societal governance
By Jeremy Moon ◦ 3 min read ◦ Russia’s invasion of the Ukraine reminds us that corporate social responsibility (CSR) is both a reflection of the times...
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Jun 23, 2022
Do nudges work in organisations?
By Leonie Decrinis ◦ 3 min read ◦ Introduced by Thaler and Sunstein in 2008, nudges have become popular policy tools to change the behaviour of...
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Different pathways to sustainability standard adoption
How local norms may be able to help drive the spread of voluntary programs – the case of the RSPO in Japan. By Hattaya...
What does it mean to call someone a stakeholder?
By Matthew Archer The word “stakeholder” is ubiquitous in sustainability discourse. We see it in corporate sustainability reports, policy documents, business plans, and sustainable...
On the Ground: What CSR and sustainability standards fail to address
By Hannah Elliott In the fall of 2019, there was a flurry of news stories in the British media about political events in western...
In Movement from Tanzania to Northern Italy to Denmark
By Lisa Ann Richey This article is based on her previously written piece for the Centre for Business and Development Studies. My first memory...
Sustainability’s Infrastructure
The project SUSTEIN is looking at localized translations of transnational sustainability standards in Kenya, the United Arab Emirates and corporate headquarters in Europe.