Embed ESG in Pension/Retirement Funds

By George P. Nassos The ESG concept has made great progress since it was first developed by the Brundtland Commission in 1987 and called “Sustainable Development”, later renamed sustainability. In…

Some Small Stuff for a Sustainable Environment

By George P. Nassos There is no question that planet earth is deteriorating relative to the environment. While there are many environmental issues, I consider four major ones. 1) Global…

Let’s Stop Destroying God’s Gift: The Environment

By George P. Nassos Earlier this month, I participated in the International Orthodox Theological Association 2023 Conference held in Volos, Greece. It consisted of about 400 participants from 45 different…

ESG has Led to More Greenwashing

By George P. Nassos Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) is a business derivation of the triple-bottom-line (planet, people, profit/earth, equity, economics) which was developed by John Elkington in 1994. This…

A Slow Transition to EVs is Recommended

by George P. Nassos Over the past few years, there have been many articles written why our land transportation has to move away from internal combustion engines (ICE) and towards…

Climate Change: Desecrating the Icon of Creation

Fr Maximos (Vincent) Rossi Saint Silouan monastery Sonora, California (Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia) ANTHROPOGENIC (HUMAN CAUSED) CLIMATE CHANGE IS AN INESCAPABLE challenge for humanity and a crisis for…

We Need to Pay More Attention to Climate Change Indicators

Here’s an old story that can be an analogy of what we are witnessing with respect to climate change and other environmental issues. An elderly man lived in a small…