The debate surrounding climate change often centers on companies' contributions to global warming, which has led to an increase in the importance of carbon disclosure. We evaluate the current state of related research and identify its trends, coherences, and caveats via a systematic literature...

This paper analyzes and contrasts the diversification benefits of gold and the volatility index VIX from a financial and sustainability perspective. We operationalize sustainability by means of carbon emissions and show that the addition of gold or the VIX to a diversified equity portfolio can...

Mit anhaltenden Globalisierungstendenzen und abnehmender staatlicher Regulierungs-macht wird nicht-staatlichen Akteuren zunehmend gesellschaftliche Verantwortung zuge-sprochen. Die Internationale Standardisierungsorganisation (ISO) nahm dies zum Anlass, einen Standard für eine solche „Social...

The first United Nations Millennium Development Goal calls for a distinct reduction of worldwide poverty. It is now widely accepted that the private sector is a crucial partner in achieving this ambitious target. Building on this insight, the ‘Bottom of the Pyramid' concept provides a...