Current:Home > reviewsThe OG of ESGs -Global Capital Summit
The OG of ESGs
View
Date:2025-04-14 23:41:17
ESG and socially responsible investing are in the middle of today's culture wars, with lawmakers in some states enacting anti-ESG legislation. But the idea of making investment decisions based on environmental and social values goes back over 50 years. Today on the show, we tell the story of one of the pioneers who, by investing on behalf of groups from nuns to anti-fascist veterans, brought these principles to Wall Street.
Music by Drop Electric. Find us: Facebook / Newsletter.
Subscribe to our show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocket Casts and NPR One.
For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org.
veryGood! (46394)
Related
- North Carolina trustees approve Bill Belichick’s deal ahead of introductory news conference
- Judge orders amendment to bring casino to Missouri’s Lake of the Ozarks to go before voters
- US Open highlights: Frances Tiafoe outlasts Ben Shelton in all-American epic
- Brazil blocks Musk’s X after company refuses to name local representative amid feud with judge
- Hackers hit Rhode Island benefits system in major cyberattack. Personal data could be released soon
- The Prime Show: All bling, no bang once again as Colorado struggles past North Dakota State
- Top Brazilian judge orders suspension of X platform in Brazil amid feud with Musk
- Botic van de Zandschulp stuns Carlos Alcaraz in straight sets in second round of US Open
- What do we know about the mysterious drones reported flying over New Jersey?
- A tumultuous life, a turn toward faith and one man who wonders if it’s time to vote
Ranking
- US appeals court rejects Nasdaq’s diversity rules for company boards
- Conservative group plans to monitor voting drop box locations in Arizona
- Olivia Rodrigo and Boyfriend Louis Partridge Enjoy Rare Date Outing at 2024 Venice Film Festival
- Trump wants to make the GOP a ‘leader’ on IVF. Republicans’ actions make that a tough sell
- McKinsey to pay $650 million after advising opioid maker on how to 'turbocharge' sales
- Georgia prosecutor accused of stealing public money pleads guilty in deal that includes resignation
- Marvel's 85th Anniversary: Best 2024 Gifts for Every Marvel Fan, Featuring the Avengers, Deadpool & More
- Will Lionel Messi travel for Inter Miami's match vs. Chicago Fire? Here's the latest
Recommendation
NFL Week 15 picks straight up and against spread: Bills, Lions put No. 1 seed hopes on line
Ex-Florida deputy released on bond in fatal shooting of U.S. Airman Roger Fortson
Man arrested in Colorado dog breeder’s killing, but the puppies are still missing
Alabama anti-DEI law shuts Black Student Union office, queer resource center at flagship university
Jamie Foxx gets stitches after a glass is thrown at him during dinner in Beverly Hills
As first execution in a decade nears, South Carolina prison director says 3 methods ready
These Target Labor Day Deals Won’t Disappoint—Save up to 70% off Decor & Shop Apple, Keurig, Cuisinart
NYC Environmental Justice Activists Feel Ignored by the City and the Army Corps on Climate Projects