Investors become increasingly sceptical of ESG amid Goldman investigation

ESG has become a punching bag for the far right, for disgruntled corporate executives and even industry insiders. But there’s one group whose growing disapproval might be the ultimate game changer.
 

Retail investors are slowly starting to look under the hood of the $40 trillion environmental, social and governance industry that’s increasingly steering their savings, and many aren’t liking what they see. What’s more, some of the biggest names in finance have been tainted by greenwashing allegations, with Goldman Sachs Asset Management and the investment arm of Deutsche Bank AG among the most prominent.

The cracks in the ESG firmament