Sustainability Knowledge Center

We’ve all heard the “Green is dead!” rhetoric coming out of Washington lately. However, The Green transition is alive and kicking, and countries around the world are doubling down on renewable energy. The lesson is simple: For a global perspective, ignore the noisy rhetoric from Washington. It might be disproportionately loud, but it is not reflective of actions and attitudes around the world.

Over the past several years, various individuals—from experts and public figures to casual pundits—have declared the death of ESG and have done it with much noise and enthusiasm. The ESG backlash follows a period of oversized enthusiasm five years ago. If it were a debate among experts this could have been viewed as a natural normalization, a swing back to the middle. The ESG backlash, however, is no longer an expert or scientific issue. It has entered a black-and-white terr