ESG might be more resilient than critics expect
There are reasons to be hopeful about corporate efforts to tackle issues such as climate change
There are reasons to be hopeful about corporate efforts to tackle issues such as climate change

Firms can make sustainable investments a compelling choice — but only if they do not harm returns

The costs of inaction are stark, but prevention is a bargain

Worn-out top-down approaches won’t help us build lasting shared prosperity

Europe’s debt crisis demands a new public spending model

But more optimistic investors continue to bank on the cavalry arriving if things get really dicey

Rather than financial alchemy, such deals involve mispricing, reduced capital buffers and hidden risks