Waters Wrap: The New World of ESG (And GameStop & Interop)
While the Biden administration is already targeting environmental issues with early executive orders, Anthony says that it’s financial giants that will have the greatest effect on ESG investing in the near-term.
To borrow a phrase from sports commentator Dan Le Batard, the news on Wall Street this week was “intergalactically stupid”. But before we get into GameStop and Robinhood and hedge funds and Elon Musk and people with Reddit handles like PoopyButthole6969, first, a programming note. (Please skip ahead to the ESG section below if you don’t care about the ins and outs of journalism and our broader strategy.)
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