The New York Times: Why you’re probably hearing less about corporate climate initiatives

 

Jennifer Howard-Grenville, Diageo Professor in Organisation Studies at Cambridge Judge Business School, comments on ESG (environmental, social and governance factors) in business.

“The conflict between creating value for shareholders and serving a wider set of stakeholders tends to become particularly acute during societal shifts,” she says. “The 2008 financial crisis was one. The climate crisis, she says, is another.” (subs)

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