by JoeP | Jun 10, 2025 | Climate Change, Financial, Uncategorized
Dear Friends, Failed Republican Presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy first made a name for himself by loudly proclaiming that ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) investing was a betrayal of fiduciary duty, a woke scam that put social agendas ahead of... 
by JoeP | Mar 18, 2024 | Climate Change, Financial
The SEC just put out a new climate rule that’s kind of a big deal for anyone investing in public companies: the rule requires disclosure of both carbon emissions and climate risks. This mandate means companies have to open up about their direct emissions (Scope 1) and... 
by JoeP | Oct 30, 2023 | Financial
Some people worry that socially responsible investing (SRI) might compromise return potential. Detractors posit that tailoring investments based on ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) criteria might come at the expense of profitability. To address this... 
by keelan@sparklabdesign.com | Aug 26, 2023 | Financial
Isn’t ESG Just Greenwashing? I was listening to one of my favorite podcasts (Breaking Points) the other day, and I heard one of the hosts say that she thinks ESG is greenwashing, in other words, that it’s just some corporate public relations bs. She’s wrong. Here’s...