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The Financial Value of Sustainability

April 10, 2015

As I reflect back on my journey in business and finance that has brought me to where I am today, the overriding constant in conducting business is, it is results, outcomes and accountability that have always carried weight. Serving customers well and adding value – making them more efficient, more effective, helping them grow. And,… » read more

Climate & Environment, Sustainable Business, Sustainbaility, Sustainbale Viability

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Enhancing stakeholder diversity in the board room

April 11, 2008

(Executive Summary of the conclusions of the European Citizens’ Seminar held in Erfurt, Germany, 15-18 March 2008). With globalization, the world is becoming more and more complex and interconnected. In business, this complexity and interdependence are reflected through the increasing pressure of different stakeholders, internal and external to the firm. We believe diversity can promote… » read more

democracy, diversity, English, globalization

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Who rules European corporations?

February 29, 2008

Enhancing stakeholder diversity in the Board room. Today, the major decisions in economic life are taken by people having followed the same academic and professional curriculum, and sharing the same interests and ideology, with a risk of dwindling legitimacy and of collective mistakes. What diversity and whose stakeholders’ interests should be represented in the Board… » read more

democracy

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