Will the phrase 'ESG' exist in 5 years?

Episode 69

Episode Summary

Alexandra Mihailescu Cichon from RepRisk joins Jeff and Bruce to discuss the current state of ESG, and the future. They go over the growing pains of greenwashing, Tariq Fancy's comments disparaging ESG, the DOL proposal and more. Scott Silver also joins to chat about the recent Worden Capital fiasco and what it means for the industry.

Episode Notes

In this episode, you'll hear about:

  • What is RepRisk?
  • Greenwashing - part of the growing pains.
  • Blackrock’s Tariq Fancy’s criticism of ESG.
  • DOL’s proposal on ESG in 401(k) plans.
  • How RepRisk works.
  • Will the acronym ESG exist in five to 10 years?
  • Worden Capital Management fiasco

Related Article:  ESG information buffet can confuse hungry investors

Related Article:  The demise of Worden Capital signals danger for investors and harm to the industry

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Guest Bios:

Alexandra Mihailescu Cichon joined RepRisk in 2013 and is the executive vice president of sales and marketing. Over her tenure, she has established and led RepRisk’s globally distributed sales, partnerships, client relationship management, sales operations, and marketing and communications teams.  

Alexandra holds a Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) from the University of St. Gallen (HSG), in Switzerland, with an exchange semester at the HEC Paris (École des hautes études commerciales de Paris), in France. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology (honors) and a Certificate in International Studies from Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey, as well as a Certificate in Executive Leadership from Cornell University.

Scott L. Silver is the managing partner of Silver Law Group, a nationally recognized law firm representing investors worldwide to recover their investment losses. Scott has received a Martindale Hubbell Preeminent “AV” rating, the highest rating given for general ethical standards and legal ability. Scott has spent his entire legal career practicing securities and financial services law. Scott focuses his law practice on securities arbitration and litigation and plaintiff-side class-action litigation, representing individual investors and institutions in claims against brokerage firms, investment advisors, commodities firms, hedge funds and others. Scott also routinely serves as counsel to receivers and trustees in matters relating to the recovery of investor losses in Ponzi schemes.

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