# Professor Tensie Whelan is interviewed about her work at Stern's Center for Sustainable Business

1 Faculty News December 30, 2016 ![Ethical Systems Logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/ethicalsystems.jpg?itok=JGFDsLHG)>

Excerpt from [Ethical Systems](http://ethicalsystems.org/content/featured-ethics-and-sustainability-scholar-january-tensie-whelan) -- "Stern, with its location in the world’s financial center, and its award-winning faculty and students who are focused on finance, can play a unique role in addressing the structural problems of shareholder capitalism and the Center for Sustainable Business can assist the transition to a capitalism better suited to the needs of the 21st century. The moment is right because a growing number of business leaders such as Paul Polman at Unilever, John Mackey at Whole Foods and Larry Fink at BlackRock are questioning the benefits of short-termism and are turning to their broader purpose in society. These business leaders need research, networks and employees who can help them on this journey and CSB can be a key partner."

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