Post by The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

The saying “the road to hell is paved with good intentions” is a reminder that even well‑meant actions can produce unintended harm. 🏢 As more companies aim to operate sustainably, this tension becomes especially visible: actions taken to address one environmental problem can inadvertently create another. Dr Tommaso Palermo from LSE Department of Accounting is examining how companies and financial institutions try to understand their impacts and dependencies on nature. 📊 He finds that the data needed to do so is fragmented and pulled in different directions by actors who want incompatible things from it: https://ow.ly/iBSS50Z8UH6 #LSEResearchForTheWorld