Measurable Environmental, Social and Business Governance (ESG) metrics are becoming increasingly important as stakeholders demand more transparency and accountability from companies regarding their ESG practices. Stakeholders need better access and understanding of ESG benchmarks to make informed investment and other… Read More »Digital Inequity and ESG
It has already been a tough year for US tech companies and the estimated 95,000 workers who have been laid off in the last month and a half. The hiring boom that came along with low interest rates, an uptick… Read More »Layoffs Are Not Good Business
The term “child labor” is defined as work that is mentally, physically, socially or morally dangerous and harmful to children; and/or interferes with their schooling. Although classification is not homogeneous and varies from country to country, UNICEF’s standard indicator includes the following:… Read More »Child Labor and Big Corporations
Anti-ESG politicians and pundits are at it again, this time claiming that the government of SRI Lanka collapsed, its president fled the country, and its citizens are rioting in the streets because the country has one of the highest ESG… Read More »The Truth About Sri Lanka and ESG
“The flow of capital from carbon-intensive to carbon-neutral investments is probably the most dramatic and predictable economic shift in human history” – Janet L. Yellen, Secretary of Treasury. Companies of all sizes are including ESG considerations within their strategic decisions. … Read More »The Evolution of ESG: From Good Actions to Metrics
Harvard professor and modern slavery expert Siddharth Kara is once again calling attention to a situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) that has been going on for way too long. On December 22, Kara appeared as a guest… Read More »“Clean Cobalt” Is Long Overdue
Amazon made a splash on social media this month, announcing that customers could give their delivery driver a $5 tip, paid for by Amazon, by telling Alexa to “thank my Amazon driver.” But it wasn’t the season of giving that… Read More »A Tip for Amazon: Skip the Gimmicks
Investors who think they’re bucking the popular ESG trend by investing in anti-ESG mutual funds will be sorely disappointed to learn that their investments are surprisingly “woke.” Consider, for example, the top 10 holdings in the Strive US Energy ETF,… Read More »Why Anti-ESG Investment Funds Are A Scam
While it is entirely possible that Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter will end like one of SpaceX’s less-fortunate launches, if Twitter survives, Musk’s unenthusiastic views on ESG will undoubtedly become amplified on that social media platform. Musk’s views on ESG… Read More »Musk, Twitter & ESG
Young voters turned out in record numbers for midterm elections this year, and they sent a clear message to Big Oil and the billionaires who are bankrolling anti-ESG campaigns: Stop wasting your money. In most cases, turnout from Gen Z… Read More »Billionaires Are Wasting Their Money Opposing ESG