The war on 'woke': will the anti-ESG wave in the US reach Asia?

A Republican wave of anti-ESG sentiment is gaining momentum in the US, as GOP officials and lawmakers leverage their power to promote gas and oil interests by discrediting the asset management industry’s efforts to combat the climate crisis according to a recent investigation by the New York Times published on August 4. The author, David Gelles, reviewed more than 10,000 pages of documents and emails throughout his investigation, which uncovered a concentrated effort by nearly …