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Columbia Business School Professor Makes the Case That Decarbonization Could Save Providers and Consumers Money

NEW YORK, NY – On Earth Day, the world’s largest secular observance, over a billion people will come together to celebrate the achievements of the environmental movement and to push for changes in human behavior and government policy. Columbia Business School’s faculty experts, who are at the forefront of environmental, climate, and geoengineering issues, are conducting groundbreaking research that sheds light on the climate’s impact on crops, ESGs, climate pledges, and more. 

Columbia Business School Study Reveals that Giving Products a Human Characteristic Makes Consumers More Likely to Recycle Them

NEW YORK, NY – It’s Women’s History Month, an important moment to focus on how far women have come, and how far our society has to go to ensure gender equality. Columbia Business School’s faculty experts are leaders on women in the workplace, with groundbreaking research that highlights gender disparities in business and solutions to close them. 

Investors have more confidence in companies with concrete emission reduction plans, and punish companies that make vague promises

Ticketmaster, Airlines, and Junk Fees: White House Welcomes Columbia Business School Expert on Fees and Surcharges

NEW YORK, NY – It’s Women’s History Month, an important moment to focus on how far women have come, and how far our society has to go to ensure gender equality. Columbia Business School’s faculty experts are leaders on women in the workplace, with groundbreaking research that highlights gender disparities in business and solutions to close them.  Here are six studies on topics important to improving outcomes for women in business:

Study Reveals Which Diversity Goals Signal a Sincere Corporate Commitment to ESG Goals.

Study Reveals Which Diversity Goals Signal a Sincere Corporate Commitment to ESG Goals

The speech given by Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Masazumi Wakatabe at CJEB’s event, "Seven Reflections on Japan's Economy, Monetary Policy, and the Bank of Japan," was covered by Reuters, CNBC and other media outlets. Some of their coverage can be found below. BOJ's Wakatabe warns secular stagnation risk has yet to pass (Reuters, 2/27/2023)

Professor Takatoshi Ito, director of CJEB's Program on Public Pension and Sovereign Funds, professor at the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University, wrote the Project Syndicate article "The UN Must Not Be Powerless." Professor Ito states in the article that, “The war in Ukraine has highlighted the shaky foundations of the international security order..."

Columbia Business School research finds the scientific community’s use of the terms “Uncertainty” and “Risk” confuses the public about the threats of climate change

Columbia Business School research finds the scientific community’s use of the terms “Uncertainty” and “Risk” confuses the public about the threats of climate change

New Columbia Business School Study Analyzes Why Companies Intentionally Design Products Like ‘Siri’ or ‘Alexa’ to Have Binary Genders

New Columbia Business School Study Analyzes Why Companies Intentionally Design Products Like ‘Siri’ or ‘Alexa’ to Have Binary Genders

Professor Takatoshi Ito, director of CJEB's Program on Public Pension and Sovereign Funds, professor at the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University, wrote the Project Syndicate article "Japan’s Fiscal Dilemma." Professor Ito states in the article that, "Soon after announcing his intention to pay for the planned increase in Japan’s defense budget by raising taxes, fierce opposition, including from his own party, forced Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to backtrack.

As employees register their dissatisfaction through the Great Resignation and Quiet Quitting, Columbia Business School research finds that companies over-emphasize the customer compared to workers

Professor Takatoshi Ito, Director of CJEB’s Program on Public Pension and Sovereign Funds, was quoted in the Bloomberg Article “Kuroda Ally Ito Sees Chance of BOJ Starting Policy Normalization in 2023.” The article discusses how “The Bank of Japan may be able to step toward normalizing policy this year by achieving its sustainable inflation target, according to Takatoshi Ito.”

As employees register their dissatisfaction through the Great Resignation and Quiet Quitting, Columbia Business School research finds that companies over-emphasize the customer compared to workers