SUSTAINABILITY REPORTING/ AC221 ESG EXAM
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Sustainability
A triple-bo om-line approach for intergenera onal jus ce
Reasons for Business Turning to Be More Mindful of Society
1. Technological improvements
2. Rising prosperity and environmental values
3. Awareness of Earth's limits
4. Firms can "do the right thing"
5. Intangible Assets (purpose beyond)
6. Nongovernmental Organiza ons (NGOs)
7. Branding as a Social Phenomenon
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Biggest "M" Approach
Macromarke ng
Macromarke ng
taking a systems view of the interplay between marke ng and society (QuEEnSHiP)
Queenship
Qu - quality of life
E - Ethics
En - Environment
S - Systems
Hi - History
P - Poor countries
Two-capital View of Capitalism
, 1. Financial capital (money)
2. Physical capital (goods)
Five-Capital View of Capitalism
1. Financial capital (money)
2. Physical Capital (goods)
3. Human Capital (abili es)
4. Social capital (willingness & capability of people to cooperate)
5. Natural capital (ecological systems that support life)
Human Systems must have
Elements, Interconnec ons
Purpose
Elements
O=en visible and tangible en es
Interconnec ons
The rela onships that connect the elements of the shopping center together and enable it to
func on as a place for commerce and social ac vity
Purpose
May have to be deduced from observing the system's opera on
Busking in Subway Sta ons
U2 in NY subway sta on
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Illusions when the efficient market hypothesis has dominated market thinking
1. The market always generates good outcomes
2. The market is stable
3. Markets are predictable
Neoclassical Economics
1. Homogenous demand in industries
2. Consumer informa on is perfect and costless
3. Profit maximiza on is the firm's objec ve