Was there an ESG backlash this proxy season?
Proxy season this year was considered a bloodbath for ESG investors. Capital Monitor digs into whether it truly was.
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Paul Hodgson
Paul Hodgson has written about ESG issues for publications including Thomson Reuters, The Corporate Library, Fortune, Forbes, Bloomberg and Responsible Investor, The Guardian and the Financial Times. He was also a senior editor for ISS Corporate Solutions and senior adviser to data house ESGauge.
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