The Wisdom of Listening | Business Ethics

by Gael O’Brien CEOs not actively listening to employees’ high expectations for leaders (and the role employees see for themselves) will forfeit the fragile trust they have. Millions of employees have recently quit jobs amid the COVID pandemic, giving up on their companies and leaders. Many employees who’ve stayed feel empowered to be workplace activists […]

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The relationship between yield loss and goose grazing pressure – implications for management of wild herbivores – The Applied Ecologist

This post is also available in Dutch here. Nelleke Buitendijk discusses a newly published study from her and her colleagues on the impact of grazing on agricultural grasslands. Highlights include that decreasing herbivore abundance may not directly translate to a decreased yield loss, and that management tools should be used with care. Grazing by geese […]

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Sigal Barsade and Getting Culture Right

by Gael O’Brien Sigal Barsade, a pioneering researcher on the impact of emotions in the workplace, leaves a legacy for leaders who want to get their culture right. Professor Barsade, the Joseph Frank Bernstein Professor of Management at Wharton, died at 56 in February 2022 of brain cancer. For nearly 30 years, she researched, taught, […]

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EY Case Highlights Problem with ‘Integrity Lite’

by Gael O’Brien EY, the consulting and audit firm, possesses a real sense of irony about ethics. When the huge global firm earlier this month announced proposed plans to split into two separate organizations – one doing mainly auditing work and the other doing consulting and advisory work – most analysts cited it as an […]

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Beyond Carbon Reporting: Nature-related policies

COP15 is taking place in Montreal, Canada, from 5 December to 17 December, more than two years after the summit was meant to have taken place. Delegates from across the globe are meeting to produce a Paris Agreement-style deal for nature, resulting in an end to the degradation of biodiversity and the acceleration and mainstreaming […]

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Valentine Seymour – The Applied Ecologist

We are delighted to announce two new Blog Associate Editors who have joined The Applied Ecologist team! In this post, find out more about one of our new recruits, Valentine Seymour. Hello. I’m Valentine, one of the new Blog Associate Editor’s for The Applied Ecologist. I currently live on the edge of the North Downs […]

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ESG in the Automobile Industry

Report Scope: The report will provide an overview about the global automobile industry through ESG perspective. Qualitative insights on ESG trends and its impact on automobile manufacturers are provided. Reportlinker.com announces the release of the report “ESG in the Automobile Industry“. The detail analysis of automobile industry supply chain with respect to ESG is provided […]

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