On August 24, sixteen Republican state attorneys general (AGs) sent a 38-page letter to the chief executives of Deloitte, EY, KPMG and PwC, copying the SEC’s Chairman and its Director of Enforcement. The AGs allege that the firms…
Robert G. Eccles and Shivaram Rajgopal examine how AI can connect company sustainability disclosures with financial performance. Read the complete article at Harvard Business Review →
…such as withdrawing from global climate coalitions and scaling back ESG rhetoric and proxy votes,” it goes on to list five steps firms must take in order to continue doing business with these states. This is part of the ongoing anti-ESG…
It’s been a rough few years for ESG—the popular shorthand for measuring and managing a company’s environmental, social, and governance performance. Critics on the political left believe ESG is insufficient for…
…creating a dangerous backlash in the United States, framed as “anti-ESG” or “anti-woke capitalism,” but with a particular focus on slowing the climate transition. Most of this gunfire is being pointed by Republicans at the asset managers…
Amidst the evolving landscape of ESG (environmental, social, and governance) practices in both the U.S. and Europe, companies are caught in a challenging dilemma. U.S. firms, especially those with significant…
…(R-OH), Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, has a bigger ESG problem on his hands than he knows. If the American Petroleum Institute (API), founded in 1919, is an ESG Cartel, this former four-time NCAA championship wrestler…
…in sustainability while disavowing this has anything to do with ESG. I will now recount the case in as forthright and accurate manner as I can, leaving out nothing significant and important while simultaneously striving to avoid the…
…The Honorable Keith Ellison, Attorney General, State of Minnesota ESG has become a very politicized topic in polarized America. That said, when one goes beneath the level of political theater, I think there is to be found. The first…
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