Auburn professors say Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse is a lesson in failed ESG
04/26/2023

Following the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, two faculty at Auburn’s Harbert College of Business argue that while blame is being cast, there is the risk of missing out on a critical opportunity to address the systemic failure of the Environmental, Social and Governance, or ESG, ideals and practices SVB so proudly professed to advance. Further, they explain how that “empty language” ultimately became the straw that broke the camel's back.

Is the egg market about to crack? An Auburn poultry expert weighs in
04/03/2023

Many people have heard the children’s rhyme about Humpty Dumpty, the large egg who had a “great fall” from a wall and cracked his shell. If Humpty Dumpty were real, that crack would be costly in today’s market. At the height of the egg market, that egg would have cost 140% more on average than one year ago ($1.80 per dozen then versus $4.25 per dozen). Both literally and figuratively, that’s not chicken feed.