The Politics of ESG Investing

Season 3, Episode 6 | December 5, 2022

Environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing has gained more traction over the past few years, but not everyone is a proponent of the theme whose purpose is to provide capital in the pursuit of a more sustainable future. In this episode of Inside Perspectives, Kevin McCreadie, AGF’s CEO and Chief Investment Officer welcomes AGF Portfolio Manager Martin Grosskopf to discuss a mounting political backlash against ESG and what it means for investors.

 

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Speaker key:

DP: David Pett, Host and Editor of AGF Perspectives
KM: Kevin McCreadie, CEO and Chief Investment Officer
MG: Martin Grosskopf, Vice-President and Portfolio Manager