The ESG backlash: where do we go from here?

1 July 2024

VOICES Podcasts

“Investors can be a leverage on human rights issues”

David Schilling from the Interfaith Centre on Corporate Responsibility discusses the history and evolution of ESG with author and ESG expert Vasuki Shastri and IHRB’s Salil Tripathi. 

They discuss the role of ethical investors; the current backlash to ESG and the importance of regulatory frameworks in promoting responsible business practices. 

This episode also features insights into David Schilling's remarkable career and his work with prominent figures like Robert Kennedy and Archbishop Desmond Tutu.


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Host: Deborah Sagoe, IHRB's Communications Coordinator
Producer & Editor: Helen Brown
Additional Contributors: Sam Simmons, IHRB's Head of Communications