The Quest for an Environmental Metric
Gazing at weather systems, a ground-breaking scientist spawned an ecological accounting standard that Wall Street might one day embrace.
Editor’s Note: discusses emergy, a concept created by University of Florida professor Howard Odum, which is a blueprint for breaking down the world into basic, measurable energy components called solar emjoules. A joule is a unit of energy that is available now. An emjoule (“energy-embodied joule”) … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Author: Lisa Yoon | Source: “CFO Publishing” | Subject: Social Responsibility (ESG)
Not by the Numbers
While finance chiefs do seek tangible results from executive education programs, they don’t like measuring their effects in terms of ROI.
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Lisa Yoon | Source: “CFO Publishing” | Subject: Executive Programs
Fertile Ground in Executive Education
When executives hear the word “environment,” they tend to think “burden,” but one executive-education program hopes to prove that sustainable business is a growth area where they “can use finance as a tool to add value.”
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Lisa Yoon | Source: “CFO Publishing” | Subjects: Executive Programs, Miscellaneous MBA-related Resources
You’ve Got a Great Employer
How do you know if you’re working for the right company? Here are ten markers that all point to the same thing: a great workplace for finance managers.
Editor’s Note: though written about finance managers, most markers identified apply not just to the finance world
Content: Article | Author: Lisa Yoon | Source: “CFO Publishing” | Subjects: Human Resources, Management
Best Practices: Back to Basics
Article discusses the potential resurgence of Six Sigma and its implications for the New Economy.
Content: Article | Author: Lisa Yoon | Source: “CFO Publishing” | Subjects: Management, Operations