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Tensie Whelan Publishes in Worth on Waste in Space

In a piece in Worth Magazine, CSB Director Tensie Whelan shares her thoughts on the overlooked issue of waste management in the race to space.

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EcoVadis and CSB Release 2019 Sustainable Procurement Barometer: From Compliance to Performance

EcoVadis released its 2019 Sustainable Procurement Barometer: From Compliance to Performance, which offers insight into how sustainability is evolving in procurement priorities, and the tools and processes being used to drive tangible improvements and business results.

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SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Why Multi-Stakeholder Collaboration is Key to Delivering a New Financial System

A nascent field just a decade ago, sustainable investing has now become a USD30.7trn market. More than the stellar growth, what is unique about the space is how it enables actors from the entire supply chain of capital to focus on one goal: delivering a financial system able to respond to the sustainability needs of today without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.

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Quartzy Cites CSB Research in Article on H&M Sustainability Marketing

The Quartzy references NYU Stern CSB's Sustainable Market Share Index research in response

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HBR Sustainability Marketed Consumer Goods

CSB Research on Sustanability and CPGs Featured in HBR

For years, brand managers have groused that while consumers say they intend to buy sustainable products, in store they don’t actually purchase them. This conventional wisdom has been used by many brands as justification for not making their products more sustainable.

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Business schools are doing more to teach sustainable investing.

WSJ Recognizes Stern for Sustainability Curriculum

Stern ranked high among the postgraduate business schools with the most classes in sustainable finance and investing, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis of 2018 postgraduate programs.

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Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York on June 3, 2019. Brendan McDermid—Reuters

JUST Capital Report Builds on CSB ROSI™ Methodology

Over the past three years, JUST Capital has been building the case that companies generate higher returns when they invest in their workers, protect the environment, treat their customers well, and engage with local communities.

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NYT: Short-Term Programs for Long-Term Success

The New York Times Highlights Stern's Executive Ed in Sustainability

The two-day Executive Education course 'Sustainability Training for Business Leaders' led by CSB Director Tensie Whelan was highlighted in The New York Times as a way for entrepreneurs to

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A reality check on the financial sector's gender wage gap

Tensie Whelan on the Gender Wage Gap in The Economist

Gender pay inequality has become a hot issue for corporate leaders. A few of the lead advocates for change have been investors, who cite studies that show significant financial benefits associated with gender pay equity.