Time has come for ESG (in billable hours)

Time has come for ESG (in billable hours)
There are the new climate-change disclosures that locally listed companies, insurers, banks, fund managers and whatnot have to get a handle on in NZ. (Image: Getty)
David Chaplin
“So”, the lawyer said, allegedly, “there’s this new thing called ESG [environmental, social and governance] and I want in on it."This is just hearsay but, according to sources close to the lawyer, he, she or they seemed to believe themselves.ChatGPT (not the 4 one) agreed to disagree: “The concept of ESG, which stands for environmental, social and governance, has been around for several decades, but it has gained significant momentum and attention in recent years. "The roots of the ESG concept can be...

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