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/
Vanguard Splits from BlackRock Over Major Climate Alliance as the Backlash to ESG Grows
On December 16, 2022 by Ken PuckerVanguard Splits From BlackRock Over Major Climate Alliance as the Backlash to ESG Builds
Why Patagonia’s Purpose Driven Model is Unlikely to Spread
On September 26, 2022 by Ken PuckerPatagonia founder Yvon Chouinard, his wife, Malinda, and their two adult children no longer own the outdoor gear and apparel company. But based on my experience as a former executive who is now an adviser and lecturer focused on sustainability, I don’t expect many other U.S.-based companies to follow their lead. Going forward, all of […]
Cracking Down on a Wall Street Trend: ESG Makeovers
On September 20, 2022 by Ken PuckerIn recent years, financial firms have revamped dozens of mutual funds into E.S.G. dedicated funds — seeking to cash in on growing demand for such investments.
Why Greenwashing Might Be Here to Stay
On September 6, 2022 by Ken Puckerhttps://www.raconteur.net/sustainability/greenwashing-here-to-stay/
Is ESG Investing Impactful And / Or Profitable?
On August 23, 2022 by Ken PuckerThere is a strong appetite in the investment community right now for sustainable funds to invest in but does that investment lead to sustainable outcomes, and also important – is it a sound investment? I read a couple of fascinating articles recently by Ken Pucker which addresses these questions so I invited him to come […]
Rethinking the Rules of Sustainable Fashion
On August 23, 2022 by Ken PuckerIn the latest podcast from Ecotextile Talks, former Timberland chief operating officer (COO) Ken Pucker shares some home truths about the success of current ESG (environmental, social and governance) frameworks in play across the fashion industry. Pucker, now an advisory director at Berkshire Partners, as well as providing advice to groups pressing for the New […]
The Myth of Sustainable Fashion and ESG
On August 23, 2022 by Ken PuckerThe following is a conversation with Ken Pucker. Ken is an Advisory Director to Berkshire Partners, and currently teaches Sustainability at the Boston University Questrom School of Business. In addition to this, and among many other things as well, Ken also formally served as Chief Operating Officer of Timberland. This conversation is broken down into […]
ESG Investing Isn’t Designed to Save the Planet
On August 2, 2022 by Ken PuckerBy: Ken Pucker & Andrew King Harvard Business Review Most people assume that ESG Investing is designed to reward companies that are helping the planet. In fact, ESG ratings which underlie ESG fund selection are based on “single materiality” — the impact of the changing world on a company P&L, not the reverse. Asset management […]
Allbirds: Decarbonizing Fashion
On July 23, 2022 by Ken PuckerHarvard Business Publishing: August 2021, Revised November 2021 Highly Commended Sustainability Case Study for 2022 by the Financial Times Allbirds is a footwear startup focused on simple design, comfort, and sustainable natural materials. The case describes the company’s product development process that works with suppliers to develop natural materials including wool and sugarcane to substitute […]