Reason Magazine
•Why companies are ditching ESG
Summary
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61% Informative
"Sustainability" investments became popular a few years ago .
Funds pushing ESG (environmental, social, and governance) were all the rage.
Peter Bergen : Most funds promoting "sustainable investment" did worse than the market.
He says this fad didn't just hurt investors; it hurt companies that America needs.
Bergen says today more companies are focusing on basic capitalism producing better products for less money.
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informal
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English
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48
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