ESG investing ‘largely meaningless’, Magda Wierzycka says
Sygnia co-founder sees environmental, social and governance investing as often ‘all about marketing’
09 June 2021 - 12:04
UPDATED 09 June 2021 - 21:37
Sygnia co-founder Magda Wierzycka says the efforts of most companies’ environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing is “largely meaningless” as it is used as a tick-box exercise for marketing rather than achieving real change.
“I draw a very firm distinction between ESG investing and impact investing,” Wierzycka said in a discussion at the Investment Forum 2021...
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