Tune in April 3 @ 5:30pm Pacific
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Some view ESG as a framework for assessing risk - the key to achieving a sustainable and just future. Others see it as threat to capitalism and cover for a liberal elite political agenda.
Live debate – ESG Now and in the Future: Is There Common Ground? < [link removed] > – Wed April 3 with Andrew Behar
At As You Sow, we believe it’s simply good business. Is there a successful investor who doesn’t assess portfolio risk? Can a business survive without assessing and addressing supply chain shortages and worker needs? In a recent survey of 5,000 C-suite executives in 22 countries, across 22 industries, 76% say that sustainability is central to their business and drives better business results.
Yet the well-funded and centrally orchestrated anti-ESG crusade currently has 145 bills in 27 states, using the heavy hand of big government to tell investors and businesses how to think and what information they can use for decision making!
On Wednesday, April 3, 2024, the University of Arizona presents a debate bringing these opposing viewpoints to a live stage. National experts from business, investment, regulatory, and government sectors will delve into the multifaceted nature of ESG, presenting arguments for and against – and maybe even finding common ground.
Join us in Phoenix < [link removed] > or watch the livestream event < [link removed] > at 5:30pm Pacific & Arizona time / 8:30pm Eastern with As You Sow CEO Andrew Behar front and center in support of ESG.
Livestream here on April 3, or register to attend in person < [link removed] >
The debate moderators are former White House press secretaries Ari Fleischer (G.W. Bush) and Robert Gibbs (Obama). Panelists are:
- Andrew Behar, CEO, As You Sow
- Kevin Hassett, 29th Chairman of the President's Council of Economic Advisers (Trump)
- Sandra Taylor, CEO, Sustainable Business International
- Kimberly Yee, State Treasurer of Arizona
See you at the debate! [Image alt text: Photo of Sarah Milne] Sarah Milne
Senior Vice President of Advancement
P.S. We hope you’ll join us in watching the debate and the future of ESG unfold. Register here. < [link removed] >
“ESG Now and in the Future: Is There Common Ground? < [link removed] > ” is hosted by the University of Arizona’s Center for the Philosophy of Freedom, in collaboration with the National Review Institute.
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