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What’s the Reality of ESG Investing? ~ It’s the Economy, KGNU

28/02/2023 Brian Steck Green Alpha in the Media , Insights & Commentary Comments off

Liz Lane, host of KGNU shows such as It’s the Economy, recently reached out to Betsy Moszeter with a variety of questions about ESG investing. Like many she said, “I’ve read a lot recently about pressure on ESG investments—negative rhetoric, lagging performance in 2022, regulatory pressure, and increasing confusion around what an ESG investment even is.” In her words, “Apparently there are ESG funds holding military defense, fossil fuel, and other decidedly non-ESG investments?!”

We always love speaking with Liz, so Betsy jumped at the opportunity to share our unique insights on these topics and more. Their lively discussion begins at ~34 minutes in this recording:

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