Economy
Featured

As ESG Comes Under Scrutiny, Skeptics and Contrarians Rise Up

As ESG Comes Under Scrutiny, Skeptics and Contrarians Rise Up
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission seal hangs on the facade of its building in Washington, in this file photo. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
|Updated:
0:00
Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principles have rapidly taken hold in the financial sector in recent years.
Now, against the backdrop of increasing regulatory enforcement, rising anti-ESG activism, and criticism of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) climate disclosure proposal, ESG skeptics are coming to the fore, pushing back against the SEC and developing new financial products that buck the ESG consensus.
Nathan Worcester
Nathan Worcester
Author
Nathan Worcester is an award-winning journalist for The Epoch Times based in Washington, D.C. He frequently covers Capitol Hill, elections, and the ideas that shape our times. He has also written about energy and the environment. Nathan can be reached at [email protected]
twitter
truth
Related Topics