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Eric Israel, KPMG Managing Director: Sustainability Efforts Create Real Value for Business

October 7th, 2009 · Filed under: Events · MPA

Posted by Amber Walkowiak

Eric Israel, managing director of forensic and global sustainability services for KPMG, gave a presentation Oct. 6 on how sustainability relates to business value. His talk was part of the MPA Distinguished Speaker Lyceum.
According to Israel, sustainability plays a large role in a company’s value and its outlook for the future.
Israel listed the Carbon Disclosure [...]

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Ivey: Integrating Sustainability Gives Companies Long-Term Competitive Advantage

July 9th, 2009 · Filed under: McCombs in the Media

Posted by Rob Meyer

Financial Executive, June 2009
Paula Ivey, McCombs marketing lecturer, was recently featured in Financial Executive magazine, in a story titled, “Is Corporate Green Getting a Yellow Light?”
Excerpt: “Some companies with a long history of socially responsible programs appear undeterred by the recession. Despite a dramatic fall in income last year, REI, the outdoor gear company headquartered [...]

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