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How ESG / Socially Responsible Investing could be different



Banks / finance could have diversity in retention / be easier for working parents

Net zero / less carbon emission pledges could be standardized / meaningful

ESG scores could be standardized, reflect corporate responsibility rather than risk, and not be composite scores

Animal manure could be disposed of / reused in an environmentally-safe way

Venture capital / impact investing / angel investing / private equity / hedge funds / institutional investors could take ESG / world issues into account

News organizations / media / companies could not take money from authoritarian regimes

Companies / people could not bribe, give donations, and/or gifts to government officials

Offshore banking / dark money could be reformed to prevent corruption / crime / terrorism / human trafficking / tax evasion / wars / repressive and corrupt governments

Activist hedge funds/shareholders could push companies to become environmentally sustainable

ESG could focus on metrics relevant to business profitability

Corporate boards could create a "Statement of Purpose"

ESG investing could have clearer metrics / standards / regulatory oversight to prevent green / social / ethics washing

ESG ratings could or could not influence companies positively

ESG / Socially Responsible stock investing could be a less useful than charity donations or impact capital investing

Stock divestment campaigns could not be effective and boost the profitability of "sin" stocks

Consulting, lobbying, law firms, banks, and public relations companies could not assist authoritarian governments, corruption, organized crime, or have unethical practices

Children / slaves could not mine for mica, cobalt, gold, salt, talc, gems, and other metal/minerals