How ESG Backlash is Changing How Companies Operate
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How ESG Backlash is Changing How Companies Operate

11 SEPTEMBER 2023

ESG backlash can be a clarifying moment for companies, prompting them to reevaluate their ESG strategy, priorities, and commitments.

Forty-three percent of executives surveyed by The Conference Board expect ESG backlash to increase. Despite bumpy waters ahead, ESG backlash can be a clarifying moment for companies, prompting them to reevaluate their ESG strategy, priorities, and commitments.

 

In this episode, Paul Washington, Executive Director, Environmental, Social & Governance Center, joins Steve Odland, President and CEO, both of The Conference Board, to discuss ESG backlash—and what organizations should do about it.

 

Tune in to find out:

  • The main sources of ESG backlash, according to our latest research
  • How you can avoid pendulum swings in your organization’s approach to ESG
  • Why a two-fold approach of a fact-based business case and broad communications offers the best solution 
  • What to focus on to engage the board and senior management in a candid discussion without polarization  

 

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Forty-three percent of executives surveyed by The Conference Board expect ESG backlash to increase. Despite bumpy waters ahead, ESG backlash can be a clarifying moment for companies, prompting them to reevaluate their ESG strategy, priorities, and commitments.

 

In this episode, Paul Washington, Executive Director, Environmental, Social & Governance Center, joins Steve Odland, President and CEO, both of The Conference Board, to discuss ESG backlash—and what organizations should do about it.

 

Tune in to find out:

  • The main sources of ESG backlash, according to our latest research
  • How you can avoid pendulum swings in your organization’s approach to ESG
  • Why a two-fold approach of a fact-based business case and broad communications offers the best solution 
  • What to focus on to engage the board and senior management in a candid discussion without polarization  

 

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Paul Washington

President and CEO
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