ESG

abbreviation

1. environmental, social, and governance: a strategic framework for measuring a company's impact on the environment, relationships with the people and companies it is connected to, and management practices.

   The remaining question is whether ESG can be implemented without negatively impacting profit.

   Financial regulators have been promoting green finance and ESG investing.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ESG¹

First recorded in 2005–10

Example Sentences

Ahead of the general election last year, the polling organisation More in Common, along with climate think tank ESG, found around 80% of Britons thought it was important that the government cares about tackling climate change.

From BBC

Republicans assert that agreements among businesses to promote environmental goals, known as Environmental, Social, and Governance goals, or ESG, violate the Sherman Act because they reflect a “collusive effort to restrict the supply of coal, oil, and gas,” as five Republican Senators wrote in a letter to U.S. law firms in 2022.

From Slate

In 2022 and 2023, the Republican-led House Judiciary Committee and 19 red states launched sprawling investigations into the world’s preeminent ESG programs, including Climate Action 110+, the Net-Zero Banking Alliance, and the Net Zero Asset Managers initiative, through which many of the world’s largest financial institutions pledged to pursue net-zero goals.

From Slate

The following week, 11 Republican-led states sued the world’s three largest institutional investors—BlackRock, Vanguard, and State Street—alleging they illegally conspired through ESG pacts to reduce coal production among companies whose stock they jointly own.

From Slate

The Republican antitrust offensive has transformed the ESG landscape, dismantling many of the world’s top industry initiatives even before courts have had a chance to weigh the antitrust claims being asserted.

From Slate