By Kap Seol, Research Analyst The latest annual corporate sustainability survey of South Korea published by SolAbility is an interesting read. It rightly points to the interplay between South Korea’s nominally comprehensive, but ultimately loophole-ridden regulatory framework and the pervasive power of the country’s family-controlled conglomerates, or chaebols. According to the SolAbility survey, most respondents single out [...]
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Corporate Sustainability Korea – A review of the SolAbility 2013 survey
February 14, 2013 in Corporate Governance, Daily Viewpoint, Environmental Issues
Executive Pay Out of Alignment at Abbott Laboratories
October 18, 2012 in CEO Pay, Daily Viewpoint, Scandals
By Jeffrey Gramlich – L.L. Bean/Lee Surace Professor of Accounting, at the University of Southern Maine This is a summary of a presentation given by Jeffrey Gramlich, L.L. Bean/Lee Surace Professor of Accounting, at the University of Southern Maine, made on behalf of GMI Ratings at the recent Leet Symposium at the Case Western Law School [...]
Leaving Rio…. And Going Towards Corporate Sustainability
June 19, 2012 in Daily Viewpoint, Environmental Issues
By Erika Karp, Head of Global Sector Research, UBS Investment Bank In leaving Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from the largest private sector event ever held in conjunction with an inter-governmental conference, I am struck by both the complexity and simplicity of this week’s UN Conference on Sustainable Development also known as “Rio +20″. As the [...]
Starbucks’ Corporate Citizenship
March 22, 2012 in Environmental Issues
By Paul Hodgson – CCO and Senior Research Associate You know, I can’t help it, there’s something hugely self-congratulatory about Starbucks recent trumpeting of its corporate citizenship, but I should really stop carping about that and say that even HAVING the kinds of aims that are listed in its Global Responsibility Report is not just [...]
Sustainability Reporting: Take the Quiz
May 20, 2010 in Disclosure
Securities analysts and issuers are typically well-versed in financial reporting. Many, however, still don't know much about sustainability reporting, which provides information on environmental, social, and governance-related investment risks. To test your knowledge, see whether you think the following are true or false: Sustainability reporting is only for dirty industries. There is a worldwide trend [...]