COP26 represents call to action for business leaders
At the UN climate summit, world leaders agreed on three ways to tackle climate change. Some say these moves are not aggressive enough. Here is how business leaders can play a crucial...
Karl Schmedders is a Professor of Finance, with research and teaching centered on sustainability and the economics of climate change. He directs the Strategic Finance (SF) program and teaches in the Executive MBA programs. Passionate about sustainable finance, Schmedders believes that more attention needs to be paid to on the social (S) and governance (G) aspects of ESG to ensure a fair transition and tackle inequality.
November 15, 2021 • by Julia Binder, Salvatore Cantale, Vanina Farber, Knut Haanaes, Natalia Olynec, Karl Schmedders in Sustainability • 8 min read
At the UN climate summit, world leaders agreed on three ways to tackle climate change. Some say these moves are not aggressive enough. Here is how business leaders can play a crucial...
November 15, 2021 • by Christos Cabolis, Karl Schmedders in Competitiveness • 6 min read
On the heels of the COP 26 UN Climate Change Conference there is global buzz about ESG goals, but many gaps remain between companies’ talk and their actions....
September 21, 2021 • by Patrick Reinmoeller, Karl Schmedders in Sustainability • 6 min read
Should Germany’s Green party score a big enough share of the vote in a federal election on 26 September to enter the next coalition government, business should embrace the opportunity to accelerate...
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