At the highly anticipated Fortune Future of Finance summit last week, a panel discussion titled “Is ESG Dead?” sparked intense debate and reflection.
“That’s like saying, ‘Due diligence is dead,’” retorted Ron Homer, chief strategist, U.S. impact investing at RBC Global Asset Management. “Why wouldn’t you look at what a company does because it has geopolitical risks, it has government intervention risks, it has risks with its workers. All of these things are important tools to evaluate the ability of a company to generate cash, pay its bills, and survive.”
