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Center for Sustainable Business
ImpactAlpha

ImpactAlpha: Flex of worker power raises the stakes for quality jobs

Tensie Whelan and Ulrich Atz published a byline on their findings from analyzing more than 1000 job-related metrics, and the financial and social costs of the data that is still missing from these most common disclosures.

 


Center for Sustainable Business
NPR

NPR: Republican Attacks on ESG Aren't Stopping Companies in Red States from Going Green

Tensie Whelan is quoted in an article discussing ESG, the backlash, and the corporates pushing it forward.

 


Center for Sustainable Business
Forbes

Forbes: Consumers Respond To Sustainability Claims About Better Health, Cost Savings

"Companies that make too-abstract claims about sustainability in their marketing and advertising might be better off opting for a more personal approach. And messages about improving health or saving money tend to be effective.

Center for Sustainable Business

GreenBiz: Green Marketing Can Boost Brands' Reach By A Third, Study Finds

"Effective environmental sustainability messaging in corporate communications can enhance brand reach among consumers by up to a third, according to new "first of its kind" research that demonstrates how 'the sustainability amplifier effect is real.'

 


Center for Sustainable Business
Amazon Worker

FORTUNE: Companies don’t know how to measure their human capital other than as a labor cost–and it’s hurting profits

Tensie Whelan and Ulrich Atz published a piece in Fortune on the inextricable relationship between human capital and the bottom line.


Center for Sustainable Business
Food and ag strats

NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business and HSBC Bank USA Launch Framework to Drive Investment in the Food and Beverage Sustainability Initiatives, Maximizing Impact and Financial Returns

Estimated results from companies participating in the study - Anheuser-Busch (AB), Hero Group, and Ingredion - included nearly $60 million in net present value (NPV) over 10 years. 

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empowHER

NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business is awarded its second grant from Visa Foundation for the EmpowHER sustainable finance program

NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business is awarded its second grant from Visa Foundation for the EmpowHER sustainable finance program


Center for Sustainable Business
Tensie Bloomberg

Bloomberg TV interviews Tensie Whelan on food waste

CSB's Tensie Whelan was interviewed by Bloomberg TV for a segment on food waste. The piece discussed the environmental impact and upcycling solutions, while Whelan provides the financial perspective: