Alliance for Research on Corporate Sustainability
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10th Annual ARCS Research Conference
June 11 – 13, 2018
Hosted by Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Business
10th Annual Ivey/ARCS PhD Sustainability Academy
November 9 – 12, 2017
Hosted by the Ivey Business School at Western University
9th Annual ARCS Research Conference
June 14 – 16, 2017
Hosted by the Rotterdam School of Management at Erasmus University
CALL FOR PAPERS: ARCS 10th Annual Research Conference
The 10th Annual ARCS Research Conference will be held June 11-13, 2018 at the MIT Sloan School of Management. The Conference Chair is John Sterman, Jay W. Forrester Professor of Management, and the current director of the MIT System Dynamics Group. Click here to view/download the full Call For Papers:…
9th Annual ARCS Research Conference at Rotterdam School of Management
The 9th Annual ARCS Research Conference was hosted by the Rotterdam School of Management at Erasmus University, the Netherlands from June 14-16, 2017. The Conference Chair was Frank Wijen, Associate Professor of Strategic Management. Approximately 100 scholars, students and practitioners from a variety of disciplinary and methodological perspectives interested in advancing research…
Big Investors Call for Company Attention to Social Purpose: What Next?
N. Craig Smith 
Markus Scholz
BlackRock CEO Larry Fink’s pro-CSR stance needs clarity and muscle. “To prosper over time, every company must not only deliver financial performance, but also show how it makes a positive contribution to society. Companies must benefit all of their stakeholders, including shareholders, employees, customers, and the communities in which they operate.” – Larry Fink, CEO…
California and the Business Case for Environmental Regulation
David J. Vogel
The Trump Administration is working hard to roll back the nation’s environmental regulations on the grounds that they are an economic burden on business. But evidence from California challenges this linkage. Throughout its history, the state has been on the cutting edge of environmental innovation, leading the United States in nature and coastal protection, restricting…