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ESG proponents and opponents may have more in common than they realize. Understanding this could prove key to persuading more decision makers to adopt ESG standards.
ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) standards set a new bar for investing, though critics find the practice to be "woke" and destructive.
Is your finance group prepared for the new era of ESG reporting? Because guess what—it’s here. CSRD compliance and other ESG 2.0 requirements fall squarely within the CFO’s wheelhouse of ...
What is ESG, the investment strategy under attack by Republicans? ESG is called “woke capitalism” by the right and “greenwashing” by the left. But to most investors, it’s just common sense.
A Federalist Society veteran is heading up a multimillion-dollar effort to push anti-ESG messaging and legislation.
ESG Does Neither Much Good nor Very Well There’s little evidence that the benefits to mankind make up for lower returns on your investment. By Terrence R. Keeley Share ...
ESG investing is a philosophy that grades investments with environmental, social and governance criteria. ESG is an easy way to invest ethically and sustainably.
ESG means different things to different people. That's causing supporters and skeptics to talk past each other, making everyone confused.
Conservative attacks on ESG investing have spread to statehouses across the country. Now business groups are fighting back. From North Dakota to Mississippi, state lawmakers have defeated ...
As environmental, social and governance, or ESG, factors have become more prominent in investing, there has been a growing need to evaluate companies and investments based on their ESG compliance ...
ESG is a win-win for climate change activists and social justice warriors who can bypass the ballot box—and thus the will of the people—to implement policy that would have a very hard time ...
What are ESG and 'woke capitalism'? State treasurers weigh in on fight over where tax money goes The divide is over whether ESG investing is socially conscious or partisan.