McKibben—The Climate Crisis: “Trump Tries To Make It Hard For Anyone Else To Behave Ethically”

The U.S. Department of Labor, in June, proposed changes to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act that would make it hard for pension funds to steer money toward so-called E.S.G. funds—those that put a priority on environmental, social, and governance factors. E.S.G. funds saw record growth in 2019, and that rise steepened as the pandemic hit.

By Bill McKibben, New Yorker. August 5, 2020.

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