Timely Insights & Perspectives on Corporate Sustainability, Responsibility & Citizenship

Update -- on First Quarter 2018 ESG / Sustainable Investment Developments Continuing our commentary on the theme suggested by MSCI's Linda Eiling Lee of Volume and Velocity in 2018 (of change) – current developments have been signalling dramatic and rapid changes in sustainable investing and corporate sustainability in the First Quarter… Read More
Coffee & Beverage Cups and other foam packaging in investor focus – McDonald’s Corp and Dunkin’ Donuts Respond to activist / advocacy Investor Concerns As You Sow congratulated Dunkin’ Donuts brand managers for agreeing to phase out polystyrene (foam) beverage and other packaging, joining McDonald’s (As You Sow and company… Read More
Volume and Velocity: These may well be the key characteristics of developments in corporate sustainability and in sustainable investing in the year 2018 -- MSCI and BlackRock Setting the Pace... Bigger, faster, more...this is how Linda-Eling Lee, Global Head of Research for MSCI’s ESG Research Group and her colleague Matt… Read More
Consumers are very interested in “what” is in their food (including additives); "how" it was prepared (“industrial farming” is a rising criticism message of activists); and "if" the food was genetically modified or pharmaceuticals were used all along the food value chain. One issue coming into sharper focus is the… Read More