The renewed clamoring to rush through Congress a European-style climate bill before the international climate talks convene in Denmark has shoved aside debate over whether alternative carbon control strategies, such as a carbon tax, might be a better choice both economically and environmentally.
The Waxman-Markey bill now before the US Senate requires the wholesale remaking of the entire energy sector over the next four decades, at huge expense, and with a guarantee, sadly, that it will not fulfil its central goal of significantly reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
We rarely think about the sheer magnitude of power in the hands of government attorneys.
Banning pesticides may be an over-reaction and can mean the world's poor stay hungry.
NGOs that claim to represent broad "ethical principles" often justify their tactics by claiming to be stakeholders.
Praising so-called evil companies for good corporate responsibility reporting is better than bashing them for what they are.
How the responsible investment movement is learning to work with private equity, and vice versa.
Politicians seeking to appease popular opinion with protectionist measures could set back a global economic recovery for decades.
Under pressure from environmentalists, the coal industry and its supporters are claiming that their fuel can be clean.
President Obama's sustainability-focused remake of the U.S. economy must confront harsh commercial and scientific realities.
If you think Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were a politicized financial disaster, just wait until pension funds implode.
Social investors will have to refocus on the nuts and bolts of companies in which they invest if they are to survive the current market turmoil.
AEI Online
October 14, 2008
In the past decade, multinationals have gobbled up ethical brands--with huge benefits to both parties.
In the past decade, multinationals have gobbled up ethical brands--with huge benefits to both parties.
The Clorox partnership fiasco demonstrates poor levels of transparency and weak corporate governance at the Sierra Club.
Pension funds are being dragged into treacherous waters where political and moral views threaten clear financial mandates.
The "green prism" through which Wal-Mart now views all of its products and operations is forcing critics to see the retail giant in a new light.
The idealization of small-scale farms threatens to turn the clock back on farming modernization in the places that need it most.
If the "progressives" get their way on reducing greenhouse gas emissions, it will be ordinary Americans who suffer.
The populist stance of U.S. presidential candidates Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton over the North American Free Trade Agreement is obscuring sustainability concerns.
The more historically isolated a population is, whether geographically or culturally,the more distinct their genetic makeup becomes.
Judaism remains a rich tapestry with threads of faith, land, and blood ancestry--a genetic as well as a cultural inheritance.
Businesses operating in economically and politically chaotic zones often face a no-win situation.
DNA can be used to trace the genealogy of a family or groups of families, possibly linking them to a common ancestor.
Much of the received wisdom on sovereign wealth funds is wrong, but they do pose a threat to market transparency.
Greenpeace should beware of glass houses when throwing stones.
Genetic differences in Jews can account for both disease and intellect.
Activistswho want copyrights and patentslifted are blind to the dangers of a market without innovation.
As the world financial system grows more complex, new screening methods must be implemented to avoid crisis.
The Licensing Book
October 1, 2007
Corporationsmust respond quickly anddecisively when their brands come under attack.
EricDezenhall, author of Damage Control,is ethical and effective in his approach to corporate crisis.
After her untimelydeath, Anita Roddick will be remembered as just one more beauty baroness who created a myth to make her dreams come true.
Why support the Darfur divestment movement?
Is it wise for portfolio managers and individual investors to choose socially responsible investing?
Neo-liberal environmentalists are selling carbon offsets as a pain-free way to save the planet from global warming. But it is not that easy.
Coverage of two recent juicy business stories concentrated on the fall guys.
The banana giant has unfairly paid for its own transparency.
Ethical Corporation Magazine
February 1, 2004
Entine investigates the investment of American state pensions in SRI funds.
Washington Post
September 9, 2001
Science and politics do not mix very well, particularly when it comes to such hot-button issues as diversity.
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