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The “sustainability recession” will soon end, and not by choice

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The “sustainability recession” will soon end, and not by choice

Corporate sustainability is in trouble. We are in what my colleague and sustainability thought leader John Elkington calls a “sustainability recession.” I think of it as a malaise, and it’s like walking through molasses. Sustainability, as well as the related but different ideas of environment, society and governance (ESG) and diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), … Read more

Fears of a US recession are gripping markets: but is the world’s largest economy really heading for a crisis?

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Rates: The Federal Reserve, led by Chairman Jerome Powell (pictured), is under pressure to cut interest rates by 0.5%, rather than the expected 0.25%, at its next meeting in September.

When America sneezes, the rest of the world catches a cold: is the oft-quoted saying that reflects both the dominant role the US economy plays in the world and the importance of its stock and bond markets to the wealth of investors around the world. Well, he may not have sneezed in the last few … Read more