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More businesses than ever are paying attention to sustainability, and they're taking it seriously.
An Ernst & Young analysis in February found that 96% of S&P 500 companies now report regularly on ESG — environmental, social and corporate governance. Investing in sustainability-focused funds and companies has grown tenfold in the past decade.
Terms such as "ESG" and "sustainability" have become watchwords for businesses of all sizes. Increasingly, companies are building sustainability into their strategic planning.
You can learn more about the trend on Tuesday, Aug. 22, when the Mainebiz Small Business Forum will address "Sustainability For Your Business: People, Profit, and Planet."
Sponsored by: GoNetspeed, a fiber internet provider
More businesses than ever are paying attention to sustainability, and they're taking it seriously.
An Ernst & Young analysis in February found that 96% of S&P 500 companies now report regularly on ESG — environmental, social and corporate governance. Investing in sustainability-focused funds and companies has grown tenfold in the past decade.
Terms such as "ESG" and "sustainability" have become watchwords for businesses of all sizes. Increasingly, companies are building sustainability into their strategic planning.
You can learn more about the trend on Tuesday, Aug. 22, when the Mainebiz Small Business Forum will address "Sustainability For Your Business: People, Profit, and Planet."
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August 16, 2023
Whomever relies of ESG has never been a student of economics or read Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations, the basis for all economic growth usually taught in 1st year economics. ESG and profitability are oxymoron's.
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August 14, 2023
ESG is a contrived issue, with a small group of companies in line to profit from it.
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We don't run our business by watchwords or the latest fads that are being thrust upon us by Washington or Wall Street. Treat your employees fairly, be conscientious of what and how you make things, and invest in improving people's lives, not in worthless rhetoric and watchwords.