Tag Archives: Dow Jones Sustainability Index

Why Would a CEO Care About CSR?

01/16/2013Posted by Bahar Gidwani at 10:57 AM

By Bahar Gidwani   One of the smartest folks I know—one of my directors when I was at McKinsey—had time to have a cup of coffee with me, last week.  During a chat that covered topics ranging from board practices … Continue reading →

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Crowds of Ratings: The Financial Folks

12/15/2010Posted by Bahar Gidwani at 4:54 PM

The best-known and best-established sources of information on corporate social responsibility (CSR) performance are probably socially responsible investment (SRI) researchers. These firms are also called ESG (environment, social, and governance) analysts. At CSRHUB, we use data from six major SRI houses, including ASSET4, GovernanceMetrics International, IW Financial, MSCI, Trucost, and Vigeo. Other well-known sources in this area include EIRIS, SAM, and SIRIS.
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