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Conversations about the role of business in society, brought to you by the Ravi K. Mehrotra Institute for Business, Markets & Society at BU Questrom School of Business.

Is Business Broken‪?‬ Questrom School of Business

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Conversations about the role of business in society, brought to you by the Ravi K. Mehrotra Institute for Business, Markets & Society at BU Questrom School of Business.

    The Future of ESG: Where Do We Go From Here?

    The Future of ESG: Where Do We Go From Here?

    The future of ESG, or Environmental Social Governance, depends on how we approach our current moment, according to today's show guests. Host Curt Nickisch talks with Bob Eccles, Visiting Professor of Management Practice at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, and Madison Condon, Associate Professor at Boston University School of Law, to discuss where ESG is going. How will today’s political battles play out? How might emerging technology affect the field? And what is the evolving role of the shareholder in this?
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    • 25 min
    What Are Today’s Business Leaders Saying About ESG?

    What Are Today’s Business Leaders Saying About ESG?

    What do the conversations around ESG, or Environmental Social Governance, look like today? How are businesses addressing E, S, and G factors in what they do? This episode explores how ESG looks on the ground. Host Curt Nickisch talks with Mindy Lubber, CEO of Ceres, a nonprofit dedicated to integrating sustainability into businesses, and Peter Fox-Penner, Chief Impact Officer at Energy Impact Partners, a firm that invests in the clean energy transition.
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    • 29 min
    Revisiting ESG: How Did We Get Here?

    Revisiting ESG: How Did We Get Here?

    ESG, or Environmental Social Governance, isn't the first time business has attempted addressing public concerns regarding the social impact of business. In this episode, Host Curt Nickisch invites John Streur, former Chair CEO of Calvert Research and Management, and Eddie Riedl, the John F. Smith Jr. Professor in Accounting at BU Questrom, to explore the history of this influence and the traditions of corporate reporting. How did we get to the system we use today? And what are the consequences of that?

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    • 27 min
    Promises and Perils of the ESG Movement

    Promises and Perils of the ESG Movement

    ESG, or Environmental Social Governance, promises to help the bottom line and the planet at the same time. Is it too good to be true? In this episode, Host Curt Nickisch moderates a live debate between Witold Henisz of the Wharton School and Andy King of BU Questrom.
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    • 29 min
    Is Business Broken?

    Is Business Broken?

    Host Curt Nickisch and Susan Fournier, Allen Questrom Professor and Dean of Questrom School of Business at Boston University, preview the arc of this podcast and unpack the thorny questions percolating about business and capitalism today.
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    • 24 min
    Trailer: "Is Business Broken?"

    Trailer: "Is Business Broken?"

    A preview of "Is Business Broken?" - Conversations about the role of business in society, brought to you by the Ravi K. Mehrotra Institute for Business, Markets & Society at BU Questrom School of Business.
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