The United States' anti-sustainability drive is here to stay

Dean Hegarty, Sebastian Gehricke, Abi Curtis and Greg Liddell ponder the shifting US investment landscape. (Image: Abigail Dougherty)

Greg Hurrell

Mon, 22 Sep 2025

The backlash against sustainable investment might be cyclical in Europe, but it is nothing of the sort in the United States, Australian fund manager Greg Liddell says.He was speaking at the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) annual New Zealand conference on Sept 18 on a panel that dissected the official sharp turn against sustainable investment in the US.Although RIAA co-CEO Dean Hegarty had struck a note of defiance, backed with statistics, during his opening address, a quick online survey of the audience had...

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