Who killed the ESG party? | FT Film

ESG investing was until recently one of the hottest buzzwords in global finance. The party was in full swing, the marketing material was everywhere and the money was rolling in. But asset managers have become quieter about their environmental, social and governance credentials after poor performance, greenwashing scandals and a political backlash in the US. So who killed the ESG party? This film looks at the suspects

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00:00 - Introduction
00:50 - What is ESG?
03:25 - Suspect 1: Vladimir Putin
05:23 - Suspect 2: Tucker Carlson
13:52 - Suspect 3: Desiree Fixler
16:29 - Problems with ESG labelling
22:12 - Suspect 4: Stuart Kirk
24:11 - Does ESG need to be rethought?

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