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  • The Fearless Girl Beckons: Tracking Gender Diversity
  • Rating the Banks
  • US Elections and Corporate Spending
  • Avoiding the Land Grab: Responsible Farmland Investing
  • Beyond Market Forces: Regulating the Global Security Industry
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Independent analysis of political, environmental, social, economic and security issues. All views are my own.

Category: ESG Issue Spotlight

Gender Pay Equity: Amazon Update

    So Amazon decided to disclose pay figures per gender and well, salaries for women are nearly on par with … More

Amazon.com, Expedia, Gender pay gap

Quick Take: ICBC’s Enviro Stress Testing

    The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), the world’s largest bank by assets, has released a new … More

climate change, environmental risks, ICBC, lending risks

Fossil Fuel Financing Round 2: Lloyds Banking Group

This is the second of my blog series on Fossil Fuel Financing.      The Fair Finance Guide cited Lloyds Banking Group … More

Fossil Fuel Financing, Lloyds Bank, Lloyds Banking Group

Criminals Do Steal from Central Banks

TL;DR: Central banks may become the juicy cyber theft targets of the future so they need to step up their … More

Bangladesh heist, Cyber Security, Federal Reserve, information Security, Transparency

Gender Pay Equity: The Showdown Begins

TL;DR: Amazon’s resistance to address gender pay gap further hurts the company’s reputation as peers start to comply with pay parity … More

Amazon.com, Apple Inc., Compensation, Gender pay gap, GoDaddy.Com, Intel Corporation, Salesforce.com

Fossil Fuel Financing Round 1: Barclays

This is the first of my blog series on Fossil Fuel Financing.      UK-based Barclays Plc was cited by the … More

Barclays Plc, Fossil Fuel Financing

New Blog Series: Fossil Fuel Financing

    ‘Tis the reporting season for most companies, which overlaps with Earth Day celebrations in April. I am joining … More

banks, Fair Finance, fossil fuel, project finance

Nike’s Commitment Bonus to Kenyan Runners under Scrutiny

TL;DR: Corruption allegations in Kenya’s running federation will hurt short-term branding more than market share. The New York Times reported on … More

adidas, Bribery, Li Ning, Nike

Anthem and Cyber Security

TL;DR: One year after a major cyber attack, we still do not know much about Anthem’s cyber risk mitigation.  One … More

Anthem Inc., Cyber Security, Privacy

Culture and Ethical Misconduct: A Tale of Two Banks (Round 3, Last and Final Round)

TL;DR: JPMC has done some things right, but Goldman Sachs is winning the reputational race.  Disclaimer: The observations below are … More

Banking, Business Ethics, Culture, Goldman Sachs Group, JP Morgan Chase

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