Robert Eccles

Featured Story

Politicisation, poor governance to blame for backlash against ESG

CIOs need to fight back against the politicisation of ESG in the United States by adopting sound governance principles and not allowing their funds to be “pinned down to one side of the [political] spectrum”, the Sustainability in Practice conference at Oxford University has heard.

Ben HurleyNovember 23, 2023

Private Equity

Why private equity can lead on sustainability

A new HBR paper, “Private Equity Should Take the Lead in Sustainability” by Robert Eccles, Vinay Shandal, David Young and Benedicte Montgomery argues how – and why - the private equity must lead on integrating sustainability.

Sarah RundellJune 23, 2022

Featured Story

ESG data not fit for purpose

A cohort of ESG experts argued that the current data and research available for investors is lacking. Elsewhere they urged investors to engage with corporate boards to encourage change.

Sarah RundellJanuary 4, 2021

Sustainability

Creating system value

The returns we need can only come from a system that works; the benefits we pay are worth more in a world worth living in, argues Marisa Hall from the Thinking Ahead Institute.

Marisa HallMarch 20, 2019

Opinion

A new framework for value metrics

Ideas about how businesses generate value and which groups benefit continue to evolve. The Thinking Ahead Group argues there are four sets of stakeholders, and has metrics in mind for each.

Marisa HallDecember 8, 2017

Opinion

Shifting the dialogue to the long term

The Strategic Investor Initiative (SII) from CECP aims to shift the conversation between companies and their investors from one about quarterly earnings to one about long-term value creation.

Robert G. Eccles and Tim YoumansSeptember 21, 2016