171. ESG: Facts Are Not Political

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Welcome to another episode of Outrage + Optimism! </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">As always, we examine issues at the forefront of the climate crisis, interview change-makers, and transform our anger into productive dialogue on building a sustainable future. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode, co-hosts Christiana Figueres, Tom Rivett-Carnac, and Paul Dickinson discuss the anti-ESG (environmental, social, and governance) movement in the U.S. and its broader implications for the role of corporate institutions in an increasingly climate-sensitive world.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">You’ll hear from Jesse Coleman, Senior Researcher with investigative watchdog and journalism project</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Documented</span></em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">. Jesse and his team have uncovered some astounding research on the sobering reality behind the ESG pushback.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">You won’t want to miss a second of this important and intriguing discussion!</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Also, enjoy the outro track, entitled “Frying Paint,” from guest artist, Archive. Details, including a link to the brilliant video, are in the show notes below.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">See you next time!</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">CORRECTION: Our host Paul Dickinson mentions in the show that Paul Watchman produced a fiduciary duty report for Linklaters.  The fiduciary duties report Paul Watchman was responsible for was from Freshfields....not Linklaters. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">NOTES AND RESOURCES </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jesse Coleman </span></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/jessebcoleman"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Twitter</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">|</span> <a href= "https://documented.net/author/jesse-coleman"><spa