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The study explores empirically whether and when self-interest affects consumers’ responses towards firms in relation to business-nonprofit partnerships.

EIRIS' report 'On track for Rio+20? How are global companies responding to sustainability?' analyses the sustainability performance of 50 of the world's largest companies (by market cap). 

The second instalment of our series of Insights Guides focuses on identifying the barriers to mHealth adoption in the political and economic environment. The guide delivers insights into the policy themes affecting mHealth development and explores challenges facing mHealth from a funding perspective.

This is a good time to take stock of what responsible investment has become, what it means for institutional investors and where it is heading. MSCI and Responsible-Investor.com brought together a panel of noted thinkers, practitioners and academics in sustainable finance to debate these topics.

This study demonstrates why companies with a higher Application Level are better able to manage their sustainability impacts and provides evidence of a correlation between a company’s GRI Application Level and its reputation for sustainability performance.

Economist's article on why companies should worry less about their reputations.

Collaborative Consumption describes old world behaviours, such as lending, exchange, swapping and bartering that are now able to operate at scale, across geographic boundaries enabled by technology.

For jobseekers wishing to break into the sustainability field, the idea of going back to school for a specialist degree in sustainability often seems like a no-brainer. However, they should carefully consider the pros and cons before they invest time and money into a graduate degree.

The aim of this report is to provide a better understanding of the uptake of ecosystem services concepts and the emerging business case for action, of any kind, related to ecosystem services.

The report evaluates where 600 large publicly traded companies stand on sustainability issues in terms of governance, stakeholder engagement, disclosure and performance.