Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in Asia: Then and now
By Wendy Chapple & Jeremy Moon ◦ 3 min read ◦ This blog post is a repost and has first been published by Business and Society (BAS) blog...
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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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EU proposal on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence for human rights and the environment
Advancing responsible business conduct, but failing to consider key functional challenges for remedy By Karin Buhmann ◦ 9 min read ◦ Why is the proposal...
Moving towards mandatory CSR – EU’s mandatory Human Rights Due Diligence proposal
By Johanna Jarvela ◦ 2 min read ◦ Last March European parliament gave a proposal to create mandatory Human Rights Due Diligence directive. The aim is to prevent...
How the EU Taxonomy Impacts Businesses Beyond Europe
By Andreas Rasche ◦ 4 min read ◦ In 2020, the EU launched its classification system for environmentally sustainable economic activities, the so-called “EU Taxonomy Regulation”...
Are we asking the wrong questions in corporate social responsibility (CSR) research?
By Rikke Rønholt Albertsen ◦ 3 min read ◦ The sustainability contributions of business are under increased scrutiny in society. Observations of greenwashing, blue-washing, corporate hypocrisy, and...
Unaccounted Risk: The Case of Sulfur Hexafluoride (SF6) in Offshore Wind Energy
By Esben Holst & Dr. Kristjan Jespersen ◦ 5 min read ◦ Carbon accounting provides a science-based measurement of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, achieving greater...
SFDR, NFRD and the EU Taxonomy – What is their relationship?
By Andreas Rasche ◦ 5 min read ◦ The new Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) is on the minds of many investors these days. While a lot...
Portfolios at risk of Deforestation
How can financial investors better understand underlying risks and act accordingly By Amanda Wildhaber, Dominik Wingeier, Jessica Brügger, Nico Meier, and Dr. Kristjan Jespersen...