Conservatives Fight Environmental and Socially Conscious Investments | PBS NewsHour

The extreme weather events that hit the U.S. and other countries have cast a sharp spotlight on the role of climate change. In recent years, those concerns have been a key part of significant changes in the way investment firms and companies do business. But now a backlash is brewing against what conservative politicians call “woke capitalism.”

ESG: Environmental, social, and corporate governance (a.k.a. environmental, social, and governance); a framework that helps stakeholders understand how an organization manages risks and opportunities related to these three factors

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