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Tag Archives: Bill Baue
Song of Sorrow or Call to Arms? Four Stratagems to Improve Our Politics
The TakeAway: While extremist politics dominate Washington, financial markets continue to seize, and US credit-worthiness takes a beating, advocates of sustainability and good governance need to stop moping and get off the bench. Here are four stratagems to reverse the … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, Corporate Governance, Corporate Reporting, Corporate Sustainability, Human Rights, Politics, Public Policy, Stakeholder Engagement, Sustainable Investing
Tagged "Super Congress", 501(c)(3) status, Bill Baue, Bob Massie, Ceres, Charles M. Taylor, Deborah Leipziger, debt ceiling, double-dip recession, Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), income inequality, International Integrated Reporting Committee (IIRC), Investor Network on Climate Risk (INCR), Joan Bavaria, Joshua Gay, politics, Tea Party, wealth inequality
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Proxy Resolutions, Shareholder Engagement, and Buggy Whips
Part Two of Two Parts The TakeAway: Shareholder engagement is on the rise, but can benefit from “transmedia mobilization”—that is, a greater understanding, adoption, and experimentation with a range of digital tools, including (but not restricted to) social media. As … Continue reading
Scaling Pains at AccountAbility
The TakeAway: AccountAbility Standards Board resigns en masse, while the UK standard-setter for sustainability assurance and stakeholder engagement pledges to stay true to its mission. Last week, the voluntary Standards Board (SB) at AccountAbility resigned en masse in a letter … Continue reading
Posted in Corporate Reporting, Corporate Sustainability, Stakeholder Engagement
Tagged AA1000, accountability, Andrew Uptegrove, Bill Baue, ESG, Ethical Corporation, Ethical Performance, Fabian Pattberg, G20, integrated reporting, Kurt Ramin, Liv Watson, Mallen Baker, Maya Forstater, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Semantic Web, Simon Zadek, stakeholder engagement, Standards Board, Sunil Misser, sustainability assurance, Toby Webb, XBRL, XBRL Europe, XBRL International
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The Future of Good Governance
July is the month to celebrate democracy’s journey—Independence Day in the US, Bastille Day in France ten days later. Too bad democracy’s core values aren’t enacted, even though they’re embedded in our corporate governance system of checks and balances. Fortunately … Continue reading
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Tagged Anne Simpson, Bill Baue, Bob Massie, CalPERS, consumers, Council of Institutional Investors, Council of Institutional Investors, democracy, engagement, ESG, Funston and Wagner, Ira Millstein, Millstein Center for Corporate Governance and Performance, proxy access, shareowner, stakeholders, Stephen Davis, Yale, Yale Governance Forum
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Stepping Toward Corporate Sustainability Footprinting
Guest Commentary by Bill Baue, Contributor and Curator, The Murninghan Post The TakeAway: Corporate sustainability ratings and reports don’t really tell us if a company is sustainable, but sustainability footprinting takes a step in the right direction. I challenge you: … Continue reading →