Aug 1Yes Freakonomics, E.S.G. Investors Are Actually Helping the Environment, and so are Activists and Impact Investors.This article is a response to the podcast: https://freakonomics.com/podcast/are-e-s-g-investors-actually-helping-the-environment/. The views and opinions expressed in this article are my own. Freakonomics opens its podcast with an interview of Professor Kelly Shue of Yale, who has completed some interesting research into the subject of ESG investing. ESG — it’s not one thing. Let’s begin where I am…Impact Investing10 min readImpact Investing10 min read
Oct 4, 2021The Social Responsibility of Business is to be Socially ResponsibleWhen I hear economists speak eloquently about their distaste for social responsibilities of business in a free-enterprise system, I am reminded of the wonderful line from the profiteering firm of Scrooge and Marley, “it’s only business”. These economists believe that they are defending free enterprise when they exclaim that business…Social Responsibility18 min readSocial Responsibility18 min read
Jul 13, 2021ESG — it’s not one thing.The media nowadays is awash with coverage of ESG. From companies doing a great job of managing ESG issues, to those failing miserably and even those attempting to coverup their misgivings through the proverbial greenwashing. ESG is of course the acronym for Environmental, Social and Governance aspects of business. If…Esg4 min readEsg4 min read
