ESG is a catch-all term for investing strategies that consider a company’s environmental, social and governance factors. ESG investing is predicted to surge following the coronavirus pandemic and demonstrations over racial justice. Consumers and Wall Street investors alike are increasingly holding companies accountable for their performance on environmental, social and governance benchmarks—or ESG, for short. Here’s how ESG investing could transform the financial and business industry.
Before the police killing of George Floyd in Minnesota and before Covid-19 forced corporate America into lockdown, companies were being singled out for social responsibility.
It’s a trend that began to accelerate well before the current crises, and has now gone mainstream.
“Investors were really flocking to ESG strategies,” said Valerie Grant, senior portfolio manager of responsible investing at AllianceBernstein. “For ETFs, there were $8 billion inflows into ESG strategies. And for mainstream funds, the flows were $12 billion.”
While critics have called ESG investing vague and even a fraud, analysts predict it will double in 2020 and become integrated into the investment decisions of every investor.
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The Rise Of Socially Conscious Investing
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Yeah. How’s that ESG working out?
Well this video didn't age well. ESG is a scam. Companies are starting to figure that out now.
Well, after 3 years, how is that ESG investing fad doing?
CNBC is the enemy of the people
Pure evil
I predict that these companies that incorporate ESG will implode. GO WOKE GO BROKE?
Stop tying black peoples struggle with your white chomo fetish.
ESG sucks.
Any wise investor knows that higher ESG scores mean AVOID. In other words, woke = broke.
The downward spiral of stupidity is truly astounding these days.
Ask Anheuser Busch about the dangers of focusing on their ESG rating.
ESG is a Huge Scam.
Now I understand how Silicon Valley Bank went into bankruptcy through delusional business practices. #gowokegobroke
ESG ARE CRIMINALS!!! THEY ARE PROMOTING LIES AND DESTRUCTION CREATED BY GEORGE SOROS!!!!
Sounds like 💩 to me
It's a fantastic scam enabling the rich to get rich at expense of the poorer nations, also, the rich nations become poorer
An ETF that goes against ESG will likely beat the S&P 500 hands down! My retirement shouldn’t be used as an experiment for activists to play with. If activist are that concern let them put all their money into failing projects.
All the comments here are anti-ESG. Where are the ESG supporters? ESG is a SCAM
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Looks like this a page for the severely brainwashed.
ESG is a Scam. It has nothing to do with business. Evil scam
I invest my money to provide me the best returns for my retirement. If you want poor returns then invest in ESG … knock your socks off. Not interested. I will invest my own money the way I want to, not someone telling me how to invest my money.
Lol. Open your purse. How about get a damn job.
An ETF the wealthy can invest in to keep America busy with gender and race politics instead of demanding an end to wage stagnation and a fairer division of the tax burden. Genius.
ESG investing ?!! 😅
That’s a joke.
all of this is just a charade so companies won't be targeted by law or wokes.
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