Publications

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Latest publications on corporate social responsibility

Mexico | Corporate social responsibility isn't incompatible w/maximizing shareholder value

March 25, 2021

Fifty years ago, Milton Friedman wrote a column in The New York Times that had a significant influence over several decades. Friedman's central thesis was that the sole social responsibility of companies should be to maximize shareholder profits.

U.S. | Values-Based Investing Gains Mass Appeal

July 30, 2015

Values-based investing (VBI) accounts for $6.6 trillion of assets under management. VBI is shifting from negative to active / positive screening. Increasing demand is making VBI a prominent investment method.

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