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Sustainability’s Arch-Enemy: Short-Termism

Feb 3, 2012 9:55 AM ET
Campaign: Green Blog

Green Blog

By Dave Gralnik, Energy and Sustainability, Jones Lang LaSalle

A United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) report last week found that the biggest obstacle to corporate sustainability is “financial short-termism”.   Of the 642 experts surveyed, 88 percent see the pressure for achieving short-term financial results as a barrier to companies taking stronger action on sustainability. The slow pace of solar installations illustrates - Continue Reading..

 

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