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Latest in Sustainability

Read the recent article presenting a bold take on business utilization of Purchasing Power Parities (PPPs). The work by OconEco founder, John O'Connor, is published in the August 2008 ICP Bulletin. The article offers new insight into the unrecognized power of PPPs for the “new targets of opportunity”. It also examines how PPPs might address the new challenges of globalization, innovation and sustainability.

Costs and Benefits of SR

Discover a collection of empirical work that illuminates the financial benefits of Sustainable Reporting. Learn why OconEco views only factual evidence as testament that shareholders see assets and liabilities that may have been otherwise not accounted for. And see where the future of connecting SR to business may lie.

About OconEco

OconEco assists corporations in making sustainable portfolio choices. Based on our founder’s pioneering work measuring the wealth of nations at the World Bank, OconEco created innovative technology coupled with an original corporate accounting model that measures the true wealth of corporations. In turn, helping our clients discover business wealth.

Services + Technology

OconEco technology and tools enable corporations to analyze their wealth according to a broader definition. Such that our clients can sustain their activities for decades or centuries by producing more value than they consume.  The model reconciles the mechanical view of a corporation as assets (and liabilities) valued as if sold separately with the organic view that it is a bundle that may be worth more (or less) than the sum of its parts.

SR Reporting Variants

The wide variety of Sustainable Development Reporting components makes sifting through what is and is not material for a firm’s reporting needs very difficult.  This guide offers a brief roadmap of information and links that direct one through the core elements of SD Reporting.  From socially responsible investments (SRI) to Business in the Community (BITC) to the recognized leader in reporting, the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), the following guide will help navigate the varied channels of SD Reporting.