Cringe or Clever? When the Medium is the Message

As the number of companies citing ESG on earnings calls continues to drop, what gets lost in the ESG conversation, is the message. While nearly 96% of S&P 500 companies and 81% of Russell 1000 companies in 2021 published an ESG-related report, according to Governance & Accountability Institute, even supporters have expressed reservations regarding ESG and its murky connection to financial performance.