You Might Want to Think Twice About Clothing Brands That Push Rental, Resale, and Recycling
On June 14, 2023 by Ken PuckerThis month, three shirts, two dresses, and a pair of shorts arrived at my door. They’re mine, but only for a month. After that, I’ll pack them in a reusable tote bag and send them to a warehouse in Pennsylvania, where they’ll be cleaned and shipped to their next (temporary) owner. Along with more than […]
Asos, Crocs Reset Net-Zero Climate Commitments
On May 13, 2023 by Ken PuckerAsos has dropped its 2030 net-zero emissions target and Crocs has delayed its deadline by a decade, rare public resets as scrutiny of corporate climate goals mounts. https://www.businessoffashion.com/articles/sustainability/crocs-asos-net-zero-emissions-climate-targets-greenwashing/
Climate Finance Groups Are Misunderstood, BMO Says
On April 25, 2023 by Ken PuckerClimate finance groups that press companies to decarbonize are wrongly confused as being regulators that set rules for businesses to reach net zero emissions, according to Dan Barclay, chief executive officer of BMO Capital Markets. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-04-25/climate-finance-groups-are-misunderstood-bmo-s-barclay-says?leadSource=uverify%20wall&sref=fnjoKOAK
When Marketing Gets Political
On April 17, 2023 by Ken PuckerThis week, Rothy’s is turning its marketing clout to support a New York State recycling bill. As brands look to back up sustainability marketing such moves are likely to become more common, particularly when business interests, consumer values and policy efforts align. Support for regulatory changes is needed for brands to deliver on their sustainability […]
How Climate Change Is Transforming the Way We Shop
On January 27, 2023 by Ken PuckerShifting weather patterns are making shopping behaviour harder to predict, adding to inventory management challenges for brands and retailers. https://www.businessoffashion.com/articles/sustainability/climate-change-weather-consumer-spending-seasonless/
Do you know what’s really in your ESG fund?
On January 17, 2023 by Ken PuckerThe problem is “garbage in, garbage out,” said Kenneth Pucker, a director at Berkshire Partners who teaches at Tufts University. “The reporting is not complete, results are mostly unaudited, and they are not comparable.” https://www.courthousenews.com/do-you-know-whats-really-in-your-esg-fund/
Sustainable Funds Face Big Challenges. Only Some Will Be Winners
On January 10, 2023 by Ken Pucker“On a relative basis, flows to ESG funds remain healthy, as compared to traditional funds. So one could say that from the asset managers’ perspective, the ESG model isn’t broken. Actually, its proven very resilient,” says Pucker, who has written extensively on ESG investing. “From the perspective of the planet, ESG is almost irrelevant. And […]
As Brands Lurch Towards Green Goals, a Booming Business of Climate Change Is Emerging
On January 9, 2023 by Ken Pucker‘Sustainability has become big business,’ said Ken Pucker, senior lecturer on sustainable business dynamics at The Fletcher School at Tufts University. https://www.adweek.com/brand-marketing/as-brands-lurch-towards-green-goals-a-booming-business-of-climate-change-is-emerging/
Resale Exploding Is Not an Automatic Win for the Climate
On December 28, 2022 by Ken PuckerMore people are buying pre-loved items as they make greener choices, but there’s a long way to go to fix the fashion industry’s https://www.adweek.com/commerce/resale-exploding-is-not-an-automatic-win-for-the-climate/
ESG investing faces challenges from all sides. Can it survive?
On December 28, 2022 by Ken PuckerThe beleaguered environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investment sector has taken a pummeling from all sides this year, most recently from a Republican-led offensive accusing $8 trillion asset manager BlackRock and other investment companies of hostility toward the oil and gas sector. https://fortune.com/2022/12/19/esg-investing-faces-challenges-from-all-sides-can-it-survive/