Digital Finance and Citizen Action in Financing the Future of Climate-smart Infrastructure (UN Inquiry and Sustainable Digital Finance Alliance, 2019)
Digital Finance and Citizen Action in Financing the Future of Climate-smart Infrastructure (UN Inquiry and Sustainable Digital Finance Alliance, 2019) Lead author, on engagement of consumers and retail investors via fintech in support of climate-smart infrastructure development, with entrepreneurial examples world-wide.
Green Digital Finance: Mapping Switzerland and Beyond (UN Inquiry, Sustainable Digital Finance Alliance and Swiss Government, 2018)
Green Digital Finance: Mapping Switzerland and Beyond (UN Inquiry, Sustainable Digital Finance Alliance and Swiss Government, 2018) Co-authored with Fiona Bayat-Renoux, examining leading international fintech hubs and entrepreneurial start-ups emerging from Zurich, Geneva, Lausanne and beyond.
The Sustainability Business Case
The Sustainability Business Case: A Model for Incorporating Financial Value Drivers, The Conference Board, Director Note(DN-V5N12-13 2013) Business case analysis by Marc Bertoneche of Harvard and myself. Updated version published in The Conference Board’s Sustainability Matters 2014, Research Report R-1538-14-R, 2014.
Finding the God particle of the sustainability business case
Finding the God particle of the sustainability business case: Greener pastures for shareholder value, Harvard Business School Finance Working Paper No. 13-072 (HBS 2013) Co-written with Marc Bertoneche, Visiting Professor of Finance at Harvard Business School. Illustrates a refined Green Business Case Model, including seven core financial value drivers.
Nature in Performance (World Resources Institute 2011)
Nature in Performance (World Resources Institute 2011) Co-authored with Graig Hanson and Suzanne Ozment of the WRI, a concise guide on the integration of ecosystem services into business performance systems incl ISO14001 environmental management systems, Global Compact Performance Model and WRI / WBCSD Corporate Ecosystem Services Review.
Towards a Green Economy (UNEP 2011), Manufacturing Chapter, co-lead author with Prof Robert Ayres, INSEAD
Towards a Green Economy (UNEP 2011), Manufacturing Chapter, co-lead author with Prof Robert Ayres, INSEAD Contribution to UNEP Green Economy Report, covering risks and opportunities facing manufacturing in a resource-constrained world, the costs of business-as-usual, supply and demand side strategies for greening and lean manufacturing.
Working Towards Sustainable Development: Opportunities for decent work and social inclusion in a Green Economy (ILO et.al. 2012)
Working Towards Sustainable Development: Opportunities for decent work and social inclusion in a Green Economy (ILO et.al. 2012) Manufacturing and Buildings Chapters, contributing author with Michael Renner, Worldwatch Institute. Part of updated ILO Green Jobs Report, addressing growth and employment opportunities in greening of manufacturing, building & construction including emerging skills requirements.
Unchaining Value: Innovative approaches to sustainable supply (SustainAbility, UNEP and UN Global Compact, 2008)
Unchaining Value: Innovative approaches to sustainable supply (SustainAbility, UNEP and UN Global Compact, 2008) Worked with the SustainAbility team in developing this report, addressing new trends in global supply chain management and applying a partnership approach in value chains to advance social responsibility standards. Focused on the ICT and Agrifood industries including global commodity initiatives.