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Michael Kraten

Michael Kraten, PhD, University of Connecticut; MPPM, Yale University, CPA. Senior Accounting Advisor of McAlan LC Broad knowledge of accounting, complex business analysis and Sustainability/ESG. Director of Accounting Program Initiatives at the University of Houston, where he is creating and teaching an advanced Sustainability/ESG curriculum. Extensive experience speaking to university audiences and professional societies. Prolific author, published in professional journals and books.

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Canada’s Blazing Environmental Catastrophe

Two weeks ago, Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs declared a freeze on the development of certain new homes in the Phoenix suburbs. Apparently, climate change’s imposition of drought conditions on the American West is constricting the public water supply and imperiling economic growth.

Michael KratenAugust 30, 2023

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Sustainability Standards: Is This An Improvement?

by Michael Kraten, PhD, CPA What is the most common complaint heard about the current state of sustainability reporting standards? It may be the bloated number of free-standing, independent, overlapping, and often conflicting standards. Regrettably, no single entity has yet emerged as the clear consensus choice for defining corporate disclosures. There were hopes, though, that this situation would have improved two weeks…

Michael KratenAugust 15, 2023