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Valerie Jarrett: The Power of Whispers
One of only three senior advisers to US President Barack Obama, Valerie Jarrett holds more power than anyone else in the world, with the possible exception of her employer. That latter assertion is, however, questionable. It was Valerie Jarrett who
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Sustainable Stock Exchanges – A Conversation with Nasdaq Vice-Chairperson: Sandy Frucher
What is the sustainable stock exchange movement? When we talk about the sustainable stock exchanges project specifically, we’re talking about a UN-based project that has been in the works for several years now. This initiative aims to explore how exchanges
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Another Inconvenient Truth: Vice Pays
The politically correct and socially sustainable is, though certainly laudable, not particularly profitable. Investors shunning sin stocks manage portfolios that are, on average, significantly less profitable than those possessed by shareholders without similar scruples. A study released earlier this week
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Luxury Living: Music Delivered the Old-Fashioned Way
The news of its death was greatly exaggerated. Sales of vinyl records are spinning through the roof. According to Nielsen – an American company that monitors global media usage – sales of records are on track to exceed six million
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Ginni Rometty: Steering a Behemoth onto the Cloud
Considered the world’s most powerful woman in business in 2012, IBM Chairperson and CEO Ginni Rometty is steering her company to the cloud. Not one to set modest goals, Mrs Rometty wants IBM to reclaim its dominant position by identifying
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Corporate Knights Capital: Sustainability Reporting – Empowering Responsible Investing for Long-Term Prosperity
Last September, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund announced its pledge to divest its fossil fuel holdings as part of a larger divestment movement that aims to derive the industry of up to $50bn. Later that month, the Montreal Carbon Pledge was
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Stephen Heintz: Getting the Rockefellers Out of Oil
The Rockefellers are set to join the Occupy Movement – sort of. The family that built its legendary fortune on oil will now abandon nearly all investments in fossil fuel. The surprising announcement was made in September at the eve
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World Bank Group: Remittances – A Vital Channel for Global Cash Flows
Envision the world economy as a complex, interconnected array of financial engines whose propulsion helps reinforce one another’s momentum. One of the component engines is a small but significant one that, until a few years ago, was not recognised for
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World Economic Forum: Less Is More and Other Wisdom from Davos
Less is more, and you better get used to it. That is the message US real estate tycoon Jeff Greene brought to the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland. One of the hundred or so billionaires to attend the
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World Economic Forum Opens in Davos: Sharing and Caring
Davos – Over 2,600 of the world’s most notable people have ascended to Europe’s highest mountain town for a series of meetings that aim to address “key issues of global importance.” Nestled at 1,560m above sea level in a picture-perfect
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