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Governance & Sustainability Center Roundtables

How Companies Can Address ESG Backlash

April 13, 2023 02:00 PM ET - 04:00 PM ET | Hybrid Meeting

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Publication: How Companies Can Address ESG Backlash

Background

Companies are facing ESG backlash from a variety of quarters, including elected officials, regulators, investors, customers, employees, executives, and board members.  Backlash is being driven by those with motivations ranging from healthy skepticism to philosophic opposition, to self-serving opportunism.  And it has also been helped along by, in some cases, the overselling of ESG from its proponents.

Join this Roundtable to discuss, 1) the current scope and state of ESG backlash, and what the future may hold, 2) the impact of ESG backlash on companies (according to The Conference Board C-Suite Outlook 2023, 71 percent of US CEOs say that ESG backlash will have no significant impact on their company’s sustainability-related investments, while 21 percent say it is resulting in a shifting of priorities), and 3) the tailored strategies that companies are using to address ESG backlash and to reduce the risk of it in the future. 

Description

Participating in a Roundtable is an exclusive benefit for our ESG, Marketing & Communications (M&C), and Human Capital (HC) Center Members, and there is no fee associated with this program. As with our other Working Groups and Roundtable discussions, this session is held under the Chatham House Rule to provide a forum for a truly candid and constructive conversation. 

To Attend

Please click the registration link on the top of the page.

For more information

For any issues or questions about the Roundtable or your company’s membership status, please email the Governance & Sustainability Center at ESGCenter@conference-board.org.

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About the Series

A one to two-hour discussion held under Chatham House Rule with Members and experts on a key ESG topic.

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