BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The International Energy Agency reports that battery storage was the fastest growing technology in the power sector in 2023. Many storage projects involve large lithium-ion batteries that can absorb excess renewable energy from the power grid and redirect it back to the grid, lessening reliance on fossil fuels. But what’s the best… Read more »
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – When companies announce plans to use a certain percentage of renewable energy, address greenhouse gas emissions or other environmental, social, and governance initiatives, they presumably present a commitment to these issues and a desire to build trust with stakeholders. But whether a firm is meeting ESG expectations of investors, clients, and other… Read more »
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Much has been said about the power of social media – for good and for bad — and its importance as a communications and engagement tool. Research from the Indiana University Kelley School of Business shows how social media can be an effective tool to encourage prosocial behavior benefiting others — such… Read more »
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Recent surveys indicate that strong support remains for shareholder resolutions concerning environmental, social, and governance-focused investing. For example, a new study of state and local public pension funds from around the country found that, as a group, their support rate for key ESG resolutions was considerably higher than general shareholders. But political… Read more »
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – For two weeks in November, much of the world’s attention was focused on Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, and the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP27. Among those in attendance as part of an official Indiana University delegation was Kara Lehner, a senior in the Kelley School of Business, and her instructor, Kelly… Read more »
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Leaders from several of Indiana’s largest employers and at nine cities across the Hoosier state are meeting to discuss how to better collaborate on resilience to climate change, through a federally funded project led by faculty at the Indiana University Kelley School of Business and the IU Environmental Resilience Institute. As a… Read more »
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Kelly Eskew, clinical professor of business law and ethics at the Indiana University Kelley School of Business, will moderate a discussion July 19 with Sonia Aggarwal, White House policy advisor on climate and innovation, and give closing remarks for the Midwest Climate Summit’s program on new federal climate strategy and the role… Read more »
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Amid concerns over sustainability issues, ranging from climate change, widening inequality, to the global pandemic, the Indiana University Kelley School of Business served as co-host to the inaugural Conference on Innovations to Tackle Global Sustainability Challenges. Stephanie Wang, assistant professor of international business and strategy, served as program chair. Jeff McMullen,… Read more »