# In a detailed Q&A, Professor Tensie Whelan outlines the business case for sustainable practices

1 Faculty News December 11, 2017 ![Global Finance logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/con_033477.jpg?itok=PxtFpGv3)>

Excerpt from [Global Finance](https://www.gfmag.com/magazine/december-2017/sustainable-practices-lead-corporate-profits) -- "The financial case for sustainability is the high correlation between good environmental and social governance performance in a company and good stock performance, lower cost of capital and better operational performance. We don’t really know why, because companies are not tracking the ROI on their sustainability investments; although they do track operational efficiencies like energy savings."

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