ESG

Blog Post

What the ESG backlash gets wrong

Properly conceived and rigorously implemented, it is about nothing more or less than good corporate governance, i.e., the core fiduciary responsibility of boards to cultivate their enterprise's value creation.

Book

Sustainable Enterprise Value Creation: Implementing Stakeholder Capitalism through Full ESG Integration

Palgrave Macmillan, WEF

This book provides the most thorough treatment to date of the practical implications for corporate boards and management teams of a commitment to implement the concepts of sustainable enterprise value creation and stakeholder capitalism rigorously -- i.e., by walking the talk in corporate governance, strategy, reporting and partnerships.

Article

The big fallacy in the backlash against ESG and stakeholder capitalism

WEF

Article critically analyzing the backlash against ESG and stakeholder capitalism in the US.

Article

Integrated Corporate Governance: Six Leadership Priorities for Boards Beyond the Crisis

Forbes

Harvard's Jane Nelson and I outline a six-point leadership agenda for corporate boards seeking to strengthen their firms’ long-term competitiveness and resilience in the face of a number of systemic societal challenges reshaping the operating context of business in the 2020s.