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Recent CommentaryJanuary 13, 2022 China Price Index: Value Creation Will Lead Sustainability of the Crop Protection Industry in 2022Source: Agri Business GlobalAccording to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) of China, China’s 2020 pesticide exports were 2.5 million Mt, an increase of 71.2% YOY 2019. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit globally in 2020, distributors and multinational... January 7, 2022 Commentary: Sebastian Santos and Tom Hastings — The struggle between consumerism, sustainabilitySource: My Journal CouriesThe majority of the world’s economy is based on the concept of consumerism. On the surface this does not seem to be a bad thing, as we need to consume goods and services in order to live. However, the excess acquisition of goods... December 28, 2021 Opinion - Here's Why I Still Won't Buy Bitcoin, and You Shouldn't, EitherSource: The Motley FoolIn less than a week, investors can pop the champagne corks and celebrate another successful year. Through Dec. 22, the widely followed S&P 500 was higher by 25%, which more than doubles up its average annual total return of... December 28, 2021 Goldman Sachs guidance on Build Back Better a bad economic callSource: NY PostWhen Goldman Sachs talks, people usually listen because the smart guys who run the company often make good calls on markets. December 28, 2021 Sustainable Business Went Mainstream in 2021Source: Harvard Business ReviewHow do you know when something becomes the norm? Trends in corporate sustainability have been mostly consistent — an expanding climate crisis, lightning-speed growth in clean tech, rising pressure from many stakeholders, and more December 17, 2021 Opinion | The Left’s Excuses for Inflation Are Getting More AbsurdSource: PoliticoNo one on the left seems to deny that supply chain disruptions are playing a role in inflation, but the focus on corporate greed is an absurdly reductive depiction of the U.S. economy — as if a broad-based, multicausal economic... December 16, 2021 Why sustainability needs to be part of a CIO’s strategySource: Fast CompanyA company focused on sustainability thinks not only about the environment but also about its impact on society. How and how much we consume continues to strain natural resources, and warnings of the effects of climate change get... December 13, 2021 Now Is No Time to Raise Interest RatesSource: The AtlanticWith year-to-year inflation now at 40-year highs, part of the debate is settled: Inflation is higher and longer-lasting than the Federal Reserve or the Biden administration expected. That they and so many other economists failed... December 9, 2021 Opinion - Aligning anti-trafficking programs with UN Sustainable Development GoalsSource: CNNThe challenge for our generation is to end this global crime wave at the local level. One of the best ways to do that is to align anti-trafficking efforts with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Only one of... December 8, 2021 Goldman CEO Solomon sees policy, not the pandemic, as the biggest risk ahead for marketsSource: CNBCCongress and the Federal Reserve will have more impact on what happens to the economy and markets than the pandemic, Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon said Tuesday. December 6, 2021 Opinion: The energy crisis shows precisely why this industry should be in public hands (UK)Source: The GuardianLast week, the energy company Bulb became the latest and largest victim of a bloodbath that has seen 25 firms go to the wall. Emergency procedures for “special administration” have been used for the first time, with Bulb... December 6, 2021 Stratasys: Being More Sustainable With 3D PrintingSource: Manufacturing ZGlobslAndreas Langfeld, President EMEA, Stratasys discusses how additive manufacturing (3D printing) can help manufacturers be more sustainable December 6, 2021 Commentary: The Rotman Review: Why Sustainable Finance Is Critical To MBAsSource: Poets and QuantsSome funding models that have been proposed to fund climate initiatives deviate significantly from conventional methods such as raising debt or equity. November 23, 2021 Former Unilever CEO Paul Polman Says Aiming for Sustainability Isn’t Good Enough—The Goal Is Much HigherSource: Harvard Business ReviewHow can a company profit from solving the world’s problems, not from creating them? Is the world better off because your business is in it, or not? These are some of the fundamental questions that Paul Polman, former CEO of... November 12, 2021 Opinion: The Double Irony Of Biden's Plea To OPECSource: Oil Price“If we prematurely discourage investment in fossil fuels — and then our dependence doesn’t decline as rapidly as the Biden Administration envisions — that is a recipe for shortages, higher prices, and greater dependence on... November 9, 2021 Opinion: We need smarter, sustainable water stewardsSource: Arizona Capitol TimesIn an era of historic drought and hotter temperatures, EPCOR understands the importance of conserving our most precious resource: clean drinking water. That’s why we reuse, recharge or recycle nearly 100% of our water. Since... November 2, 2021 US holds back on support for global sustainability standardsSource: FTSustainable investment — these days, everyone in financial markets talks about it. But not all agree on what it means. Plenty of sustainability consultants stand ready to offer their services, yet investors and companies need... November 2, 2021 Opinion: Why this ‘perfect storm’ for inflation will push Americans back to work and cool speculative marketsSource: MarketWatchInvestors now are experiencing a perfect storm of inflation in the U.S. Perfect storms are generated from seemingly small factors. Each on its own may not be particularly significant, but the combined result is an event that... October 28, 2021 Bitcoin is largely controlled by a small group of investors and miners, study findsSource: TechspotBitcoin and other popular cryptocurrencies are more easily obtainable than ever, but that hasn’t changed the fact that a small percentage of users still control the majority of the market. According to a new study from the... October 27, 2021 Commentary Sustainability isn’t an aesthetic, it's a commitment to growthSource: Central Michigan LifeIf you search sustainability online, a lot of different images will pop up. Most of them are green -- aerial shots of trees, green light bulbs, and cute graphics of wind turbines, bicycles and solar panels. October 27, 2021 Hyperinflation warnings are ‘totally ridiculous,’ economist and longtime bear David Rosenberg saysSource: CNBCThe longtime bear, known for his contrarian views, blames rising prices on Covid-19-induced supply side shocks. According to Rosenberg, it’s wrong to assume the impact will cripple the economy and feed into runaway inflation. October 21, 2021 Commentary - How to build sustainable, healthier, more equitable food systems - print/audioSource: World Economic ForumSadly, after many years of progress, the number of people suffering food insecurity in the past few years has begun to rise again rapidly. Notably, in 2020 up to 811 million people were severely undernourished – that is as many... October 18, 2021 Commentary: Stop handing out free money (and other ideas for getting the economy back on track)Source: The HillWhile the administration has handled the COVID-19 pandemic well, it has been much less successful in dealing with the negative effects of the ensuing adjustments, including shortages, inflation, supply chain disruptions, high... October 14, 2021 Simplifying sustainability to speed up actionSource: The PackerA year ago I was hopeful that the North American produce industry would get behind the meaningful incorporation of sustainability practices and thinking in its businesses to help mitigate some of the biggest risks it is facing. October 14, 2021 The E in ESG Means Cancelling the S and the GSource: Real Clear EnergyThe realization that pushing trade-offs toward E has negative economic consequences is starting to percolate. “ESG is very inflationary to be honest with you,” Jeffrey Ubben, the activist investor recently appointed to the board... |
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