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Amazon.com staff warned over criticizing company’s climate policy

Amazon.com staff warned over criticizing company’s climate policy

Brian Berkey of the Wharton School said that even if other companies have communications policies preventing employees from publicly criticizing their employers, that doesn’t make Amazon’s such policy right. “Speaking out about what one thinks the company should be doing doesn’t seem like the sort of thing companies should retaliate against by threatening to fire people or implementing policies that have that potential effect,” he said.

Wharton professor on turning responsible investing interest into sales

Wharton professor on turning responsible investing interest into sales

Cait Lamberton of the Wharton School discussed the decision-making behind sustainable investing. “At the end of the day, the question for the consumer has to be, ‘If I do this, what changes in the world? What will be different because I took this action?’ And it doesn’t even have to be something large; it has to be something concrete,” she said.

Corporate debt nears a record $10 trillion, and borrowing binge poses new risks

Corporate debt nears a record $10 trillion, and borrowing binge poses new risks

Krista Schwarz of the Wharton School said that the current state of affairs, in which corporations have taken on significant high-risk debt, will amplify any economic downturn. “It’s going to make everything happen faster, larger, worse,” she said. “The recession would just be that much deeper.”

Three MBA admissions heads explain why record numbers of women are going to business school

Three MBA admissions heads explain why record numbers of women are going to business school

Blair Mannix of the Wharton School spoke about the business school’s supportive environment. “People on the outside of the community and culture think it’s a competitive environment, but if you speak to anyone who’s a member of it, it’s extremely collaborative,” she said.