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A recent post by guest contributer, Julie Urlaub, discussed the rising importance of water as a sustainability issue. In it, Urlaub states, “clean, fresh, and ‘usable’ water is no longer just an issue for developing countries. It has become a global social and business sustainability issue.” This fact is more evident by Bloomberg’s recent announcement [...]
As the saying goes, “Laughter is the best medicine.” So with this little nugget in mind, every Sunday at The Inspired Economist, we will post a satirical cartoon or an item that’s just plain silly. Here’s to starting off your week with a provocative thought and a smile… One of my favorite signs from the [...]
In the guest post below, Julie Urlaub, Founder and Managing Partner at Taiga Company, discusses how sustainability can mitigate risk to a company’s bottom-line. by Julie Urlaub According to the post, Sustainability Practices Are Really Risk Management, “Sustainability today is not about greenwashing for most corporations; instead, it’s about managing risk, according to Peter Graf, [...]
Fair trade continually interests me. It’s a great example of a development “policy” that at first glance, seems perfect. Companies (generally in foodstuffs like coffee or cocoa, but clothing and related items as well), basically agree to set the prices of the goods they purchase at a higher than market price in order to provide [...]
Concerns have been raised that consideration of environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) issues in investment decision-making could suffer in the aftermath of the financial crisis and the lingering economic recession, however the 2010 Trends Report published by Social Investment Forum (SIF) indicates that this is not the case. In fact, growth in sustainable assets outpaced [...]
