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  • PeepinGoodArgs@reddthat.comEnglish
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    8 months ago

    That’s unsurprising if you understand what ESG stocks are. They’re not about being environmentally friendly:

    According to Bloomberg, “[ESG] ratings don’t measure a company’s impact on the Earth and society. In fact, they gauge the opposite: the potential impact of the world on the company and its shareholders.”