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When status is important, we may buy green products with inferior attributes—especially when they cost more.
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Socially responsible investment (SRI) techniques use screens to include — or exclude — companies in portfolios based on social or environmental performance. SRI is gaining traction — eleven percent of professionally managed U.S. assets were invested using these principles in 2007.
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Weak corporate cultures and inefficient management of human resources put firms at a disadvantage with environmental performance.
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Firms planning to engage in CSR activities to interest stakeholders must decide which activities to announce – and which to keep quiet.
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New research shows how philanthropy drives financial results by attracting new customers and keeping existing consumers loyal to your firm.
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Research shows how your firm's comprehensive environmental risk management strategy can reduce cost of capital and increase opportunity for debt financing.
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What motivates managers to look beyond regulatory requirements to improve their company’s environmental practices? It may be a matter of perspective.
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How can companies extend periods of exceptional financial performance and end those of substandard performance? This study found that good stakeholder relations were a key factor in sustaining above-average financial performance.
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Community stakeholders have substantial control over corporate resources and decisions companies make about the environment. Three groups often drive improvements in firm environmental performance.
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This study investigates whether CSR improves long-term financial performance by satisfying customers. It finds returns on CSR can be positive or negative depending on a firm’s innovation and product quality.