The term “environmental, social, and governance” (ESG) was introduced to the world in the 2005 UN study, “Who Cares Wins.” According to the Green Business Bureau, ESG grew from the concept of business sustainability. In business, sustainability can be defined as “doing good.” People increasingly seek it in the companies they do business with or invest in.
The United Nations celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2020. After the carnage that was World War II, 50 nations gathered in San Francisco to agree to the “United Nations Declaration” that no such war would again occur.
By now, most people are quite aware of climate change and at least some of the problems it’s causing. So what is being done to counter it? The UN has an answer, or 17 of them, called the Sustainability Development Goals.