Vikram Gandhi | Source | Senior Lecturer at Harvard Business School
Vikram Gandhi
Vikram S. Gandhi is a Senior Lecturer in the Entrepreneurial Management Unit. He has developed and teaches a new course, Investing - Risk, Return, and Impact, in the Elective Curriculum of the MBA Program. He also teaches Leadership & Corporate Accountability, and has taught the Entrepreneurial Manager, and FIELD Global Immersion in the Required Curriculum of the MBA Program. Along with MBA courses, he has taught in various Executive Education Programs.
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Harvard professor Vikram Gandhi responds to ESG questions
Impact investing expert took part in a live Twitter Q&A with IA sister publication ESG Clarity #esg #socialmedia
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Sustainability Investors Shift Their Focus to Social Issues
The pandemic and protests over racial issues have altered the way investors, employees and the public view the role of companies.
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Pension Fund Climate Change Lawsuit Settles | PLANSPONSOR
A case in Australia could have implications for duties of retirement plan fiduciaries around the world.
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If you have a long-term time horizon, then you should be thinking of ESG [investments] as part of the investment process, because otherwise you’re not fulfilling your fiduciary obligation.
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Pre Covid-19, environmental issues garnered much of the attention of sustainable investors. The focus is shifting to social issues such as how companies treat their employees, suppliers and customers.
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Greenwashing is an issue, though more stringent standards are being developed by various agencies to deal with this, particularly in Europe. Hopefully, other countries will follow. I don’t think we will completely get rid of this issue BUT let not perfect be the enemy of the good!