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To be somewhat pessimistic, these pledges always struck me as being fairweather, politically motivated, and deliberately gamed. That's not to say that it's mean
by some_random 1y ago
To be somewhat pessimistic, these pledges always struck me as being fairweather, politically motivated, and deliberately gamed. That's not to say that it's meaningless there's definitely some good work being done, it's just that I don't think that work is all that connected to the pledges.
- _mlbt 1y agoThey were primarily motivated by ESG scores… https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental,_social,_and_governance https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental,_social,_and_gov...
- gosub100 1y agoCase in point: the work from home policies that have been largely rescinded since COVID.
- matthewdgreen 1y agoPledges are good. They give executives something to point to when they make short-term less-profitable decisions, and insulate them from shareholder lawsuits. Essentially then (and ESG) are a very lightweight opportunity to drive some long-term decision making into what is otherwise a relentlessly selfish and short term process. And as the expression goes: who knows, perhaps the horse will learn how to sing.