{"id":2042,"date":"2024-05-21T14:40:03","date_gmt":"2024-05-21T18:40:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/imap\/?page_id=2042"},"modified":"2024-08-08T15:41:57","modified_gmt":"2024-08-08T19:41:57","slug":"podcasts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/imap\/events\/podcasts\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcasts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>These days, it\u2019s hard to ignore the debate over the role business should play in society.<\/p>\n<p>The terms greenwashing, tech monopolies, and corporate greed seem ubiquitous. But what if business could actually help solve some of today\u2019s biggest problems?<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<em>Is Business Broken?<\/em> podcast features conversations with academics, industry leaders, and politicians that ask the thorny questions necessary for this moment and help us navigate real world solutions.<\/p>\n<p>The series is a production of the Ravi K. Mehrotra Institute for Business, Markets, &amp; Society at BU Questrom School of Business and the ESG episodes were done in collaboration with IMAP.<\/p>\n<div id=\"PeterMindy\">\n<h3>Promises and Perils of the ESG Movement<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200\" align=\"right\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/player.megaphone.fm\/BUR1936490691?\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nRelease date: May 2, 2024<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW196486255 BCX8\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW196486255 BCX8\">This episode features a debate between <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW196486255 BCX8\">BU Strategy and Innovation <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW196486255 BCX8\">Professor, <\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW196486255 BCX8\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW196486255 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Andrew King<\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW196486255 BCX8\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW196486255 BCX8\">, and Witold <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW196486255 BCX8\">Henisz<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW196486255 BCX8\">, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW196486255 BCX8\">Faculty Director <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW196486255 BCX8\">of the ESG Initiative at The Wharton School, about what ESG<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW196486255 BCX8\"> is and <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW196486255 BCX8\">isn\u2019t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW196486255 BCX8\">, what it<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW196486255 BCX8\"> can and <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW196486255 BCX8\">can\u2019t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW196486255 BCX8\"> do \u2013 and what we need to do to make it better. ESG <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW196486255 BCX8\">metrics grew out of <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW196486255 BCX8\">investors&#8217;<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW196486255 BCX8\"> de<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW196486255 BCX8\">sire<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW196486255 BCX8\"> to better understand the risks within their assets. Later it was used to refer to social impact funds that worked to create environmental or social change, but the two are not the same. These <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW196486255 BCX8\">two<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW196486255 BCX8\"> distinct, but overlapping goals, have been mixed up in many people\u2019s minds and greenwashing from some investment firms has helped aid this confusion. Both King and <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW196486255 BCX8\">Henisz<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW196486255 BCX8\"> argue that self-regulation is insufficient, and that more government regulation is needed, but King argues that government regulation should come first and <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW196486255 BCX8\">Henisz<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW196486255 BCX8\"> argues that regulation <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW196486255 BCX8\">won\u2019t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW196486255 BCX8\"> come until after corporations have had practice <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW196486255 BCX8\">disclosing<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW196486255 BCX8\"> the risks, because regulation typically follows industry standards and rarely leads it.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW196486255 BCX8\"><span class=\"SCXW196486255 BCX8\">\u00a0<\/span><br class=\"SCXW196486255 BCX8\" \/><\/span><br \/>\n\n\t<ul class=\"profile-listing profile-format-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-2097 profile type-profile status-publish hentry\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/imap\/profiles\/witold-henisz\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"129\" height=\"139\" src=\"\/imap\/files\/2024\/06\/Witold_Henisz.jpg\" alt=\"Witold Henisz photo\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Witold Henisz<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Vice Dean and Faculty Director, ESG Initiative at the Wharton School, The University of Pennsylvania<br \/>\r\nDeloitte &#038; Touche Professor of Management in Honor of Russell E. Palmer, former Managing Partner<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-983 profile type-profile status-publish hentry affiliation-faculty-current event-participants-fall-workshop-2023\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/imap\/profiles\/andrew-king\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/imap\/files\/2024\/12\/KingAndrew-headshot-bigger-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Andrew King<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Allen and Kelli Questrom Professor in Strategy and Innovation, BU Questrom School of Business<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"EddieJohn\">\n<h3>Revisiting ESG: How Did We Get Here?<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200\" align=\"right\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/player.megaphone.fm\/BUR3417899034?\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nRelease date: May 9, 2024<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW14829427 BCX8\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW14829427 BCX8\">In this episode we<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW14829427 BCX8\"> <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW14829427 BCX8\">focus on the history of ESG with commentary by <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW14829427 BCX8\">BU <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW14829427 BCX8\">Accounting Professor, <\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW14829427 BCX8\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW14829427 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Eddie Riedl<\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW14829427 BCX8\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW14829427 BCX8\">, and <\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW14829427 BCX8\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW14829427 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">John Streur<\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW14829427 BCX8\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW14829427 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">, former CEO of Calver<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW14829427 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">t Research and Management<\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW14829427 BCX8\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW14829427 BCX8\">. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW14829427 BCX8\">T<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW14829427 BCX8\">hey remind us that t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW14829427 BCX8\">hroughout history, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW14829427 BCX8\">companies<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW14829427 BCX8\"> have <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW14829427 BCX8\">factored<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW14829427 BCX8\"> nonfinancial issues<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW14829427 BCX8\"> into their <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW14829427 BCX8\">business <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW14829427 BCX8\">plans<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW14829427 BCX8\">. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW14829427 BCX8\">Questionab<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW14829427 BCX8\">le practices like <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW14829427 BCX8\">child labor and<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW14829427 BCX8\"> the slave trade have been adopted or rejected<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW14829427 BCX8\">, based on competing priorities for profit or<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW14829427 BCX8\"> e<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW14829427 BCX8\">thics<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW14829427 BCX8\">. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW14829427 BCX8\">Global trade and finance, the physical impacts of climate change, and an increase in demands for diversity and equal pay have all served to put a spotlight on ESG-related issues. Reporting requirements have evolved from investor demand for <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW14829427 BCX8\">additional<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW14829427 BCX8\"> information, to corporations responding with sometimes <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW14829427 BCX8\">incomplete<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW14829427 BCX8\"> <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW14829427 BCX8\">data, to best practices that <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW14829427 BCX8\">emerge<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW14829427 BCX8\"> as companies learn from each other,<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW14829427 BCX8\">\u00a0to regulators setting standards based on best practices. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW14829427 BCX8\">Both profi<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW14829427 BCX8\">tability disclosure, and fair value reporting are <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW14829427 BCX8\">examples of <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW14829427 BCX8\">topics that were once controversial, yet now commonplace. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW14829427 BCX8\">The<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW14829427 BCX8\">se guests <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW14829427 BCX8\">discuss the <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW14829427 BCX8\">parallels<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW14829427 BCX8\"> they see<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW14829427 BCX8\"> in today\u2019s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW14829427 BCX8\"> evolution of ESG disclosure <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW14829427 BCX8\">to <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW14829427 BCX8\">the historical development of past reporting standards.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW14829427 BCX8\"><span class=\"SCXW14829427 BCX8\">\u00a0<\/span><br class=\"SCXW14829427 BCX8\" \/><\/span><br \/>\n\n\t<ul class=\"profile-listing profile-format-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-991 profile type-profile status-publish hentry affiliation-imapleadership-current event-participants-fall-workshop-2022 event-participants-fall-workshop-2023 event-participants-fall-workshop-2024\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/imap\/profiles\/edward-riedl\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/imap\/files\/2025\/10\/eddie-headshot-300x300.png\" alt=\"Eddie Riedl headshot\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Edward Riedl<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Director, Impact Measurement &#038; Allocation Program<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-1098 profile type-profile status-publish hentry affiliation-boardmember-current\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/imap\/profiles\/john-streur\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/imap\/files\/2021\/01\/John-Streur-Headshot.png\" alt=\"John Streur Headshot\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">John Streur<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">CIO of AMRIS, Boston Common Asset Management<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"AndyWit\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"BobMadison\">\n<h3>What Are Today\u2019s Business Leaders Saying About ESG?<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200\" align=\"right\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/player.megaphone.fm\/BUR7671908353?\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nRelease date: May 16, 2024<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW231509836 BCX8\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW231509836 BCX8\">Although ESG (environmental, social, governance) has become politically controversial, businesses are still working to address the impacts of ESG factors. <\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW231509836 BCX8\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW231509836 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Chief Impact Officer<\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW231509836 BCX8\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW231509836 BCX8\"> of Energy Impact Partners, <\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW231509836 BCX8\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW231509836 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Peter Fox-Penner<\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW231509836 BCX8\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW231509836 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">, <\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW231509836 BCX8\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW231509836 BCX8\">and Mindy Lubber, CEO and President of C<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW231509836 BCX8\">eres<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW231509836 BCX8\"> discuss how companies are integrating climate risk data into their core business operations, how today\u2019s political pushback against ESG is affecting business decisions, and where we are with the data on environmental risks. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW231509836 BCX8\">Both Lubber and Fox-Penner maintain that businesses are taking into account environmental and social risks as part of their bottom line.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW231509836 BCX8\"> Sustainability officers are no longer off to the side but<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW231509836 BCX8\">\u00a0are now reporting to the C-suite and fully integrated into planning for all departments. The <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW231509836 BCX8\">SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission)<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW231509836 BCX8\"> included climate risk in its new rules because the SEC regulates risk to companies &#8211; and climate risk is a material and financial risk. Metrics and data are plentiful, despite the challenges of measuring some risks <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW231509836 BCX8\">\u2013 essentially, the<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW231509836 BCX8\"> data is good enough to provide guidance to companies and the learning curve is ongoing. Lubber argues for a price on carbon. <\/span><\/span><br \/>\n\n\t<ul class=\"profile-listing profile-format-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-1092 profile type-profile status-publish hentry affiliation-boardmember-former\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/imap\/profiles\/peter-fox-penner\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/imap\/files\/2021\/01\/PFPHeadshot-e1610044440945-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Peter Fox-Penner<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Chief Impact Officer, Energy Impact Partners<br \/>\r\nCo-Founder, BU IMAP<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-2092 profile type-profile status-publish hentry\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/imap\/profiles\/mindy-lubber\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/imap\/files\/2024\/06\/mindy-lubber-headshot-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Mindy Lubber photo\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Mindy Lubber<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">CEO and President, Ceres<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n<\/p>\n<h3>The Future of ESG: Where Do We Go from Here?<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200\" align=\"right\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/player.megaphone.fm\/BUR9604300310?\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nRelease date: May 23, 2024<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW211266777 BCX8\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW211266777 BCX8\">The future of ESG depends on how we approach our current moment, according to today&#8217;s show guests.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW211266777 BCX8\"> <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW211266777 BCX8\">Associate Professor at BU School of Law, <\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW211266777 BCX8\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW211266777 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Madison Condon<\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW211266777 BCX8\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW211266777 BCX8\">, and Bob Eccles, Visiting Professor of Management Practice at Sa\u00efd Business School, University of Oxford, talk about the politicization of ESG and the need for a bipartisan approach to the critical risks surrounding climate change and other systemic issues. ESG as a term is going away, but the environmental risks created by climate change are not. Condon argues that asset managers will need to take creative leaps of judgement in assessing investments <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW211266777 BCX8\">in light of<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW211266777 BCX8\"> climate change \u2013 how should we invest in a climate change future? <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW211266777 BCX8\">Many<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW211266777 BCX8\"> <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW211266777 BCX8\">asset managers support the new SEC rules <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW211266777 BCX8\">regarding<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW211266777 BCX8\"> climate disclosures.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW211266777 BCX8\"> Eccles argues that people are expecting too much from reporting alone and that there is substantial support for a carbon tax across the political spectrum.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW211266777 BCX8\"> <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW211266777 BCX8\">Finally, the panelists describe how <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW211266777 BCX8\">new <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW211266777 BCX8\">t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW211266777 BCX8\">echnology<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW211266777 BCX8\">, both in terms of tracking emissions and creating new low<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW211266777 BCX8\">&#8211;<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW211266777 BCX8\">emission <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW211266777 BCX8\">versions of <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW211266777 BCX8\">products like cement, is <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW211266777 BCX8\">also <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW211266777 BCX8\">an important part of <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW211266777 BCX8\">the <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW211266777 BCX8\">evolution of <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW211266777 BCX8\">ESG investing.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW211266777 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n\n\t<ul class=\"profile-listing profile-format-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-905 profile type-profile status-publish hentry affiliation-faculty-current event-participants-fall-workshop-2023\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/imap\/profiles\/madison-condon\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/imap\/files\/2021\/05\/MADISON-CONDON-PHOTO-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Madison Condon<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Associate Professor of Law, BU School of Law<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-2101 profile type-profile status-publish hentry\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/imap\/profiles\/robert-eccles\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/imap\/files\/2024\/06\/bob-eccles-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Robert Eccles\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Robert Eccles<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Visiting Professor of Management Practice at the Said Business School, University of Oxford<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Listen to the rest of the Is Business Broken? 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