The article discussed recent rollbacks of ESG and DEI policies among large corporations and what it means for the future of these policies going forward.

• Though the ESG movement began in earnest in 2004, many companies have since suspended or downsized their programs to support climate risk reduction and social justice.
• Despite this, many analysts believe that the core tenets of these programs will continue both in companies and in general.
• Though 'ESG' as a term has been politicized, the ideas behind it enjoy enduring support at the business level.

Professor Anderson said: “DEI is not a synonym for the ‘S’ in ESG. When I refer to the ‘S,’ it’s usually labor, health, and human rights. Politics has intentionally conflated and stolen the ‘S’ category and turned it into a gender and racial issue, which is a fraction of what it really is.”

Read the article here.