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How ESG mandates might hurt the planet

By Timothy P. Carney
Published October 20, 2023 6:43pm ET
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How ESG mandates might hurt the planet
In this photo taken Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014, an artistic rendering functioning as an advertisement of a residential real estate project is displayed on a severely polluted day in Shijiazhuang, in northern China's Hebei province. Combatting pollution has shot up the agenda of the ruling Communist Party, which for years pushed for rapid economic development with little concern about the environmental impact. Under public pressure to reduce the air pollution that blankets Beijing and cities across China, the country's leaders are rebalancing their priorities. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan) | Alexander F. Yuan


Major companies these days issue “climate risk” and “climate impact” statements as part of their “environmental and social governance” or ESG disclosures.

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