ESG is collapsing under the weight of its own contradictions

It has become apparent that there are no consistent ESG standards that are applied across the board, while some evaluations result in preposterous conclusions.

Palm oil plantations, such as this one in West Java, Indonesia, can provide renewable fuels, but necessitate the conversion of tropical rainforest, writes Robert Sopuck.Photograph by Achmad Rabin Taim/Wikimedia Commons

Opinion

BY ROBERT SOPUCK

August 23, 2023

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) is a set of principles that are increasingly being applied to the activities of publicly traded companies in the western world.

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