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ESG: Mixing Politics and Business Lowers Living Standards

ESG: Mixing Politics and Business Lowers Living Standards
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A recent PwC-sponsored article in a national newspaper proclaimed the “benefits” of employing self-styled experts in something called environmental, social, and governance (ESG) corporate disclosure. The firm warns not using their services may put executives offside with increasingly strict regulatory authorities, institutional investors, and politicians. Yet PwC’s advertorial points create more questions than answers.

Ian Madsen
Ian Madsen
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Ian Madsen is senior policy analyst at the Frontier Centre for Public Policy.
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