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The Destructive Power of ESG with Yaron Brook

The Destructive Power of ESG with Yaron Brook

FromPower Hour with Alex Epstein


The Destructive Power of ESG with Yaron Brook

FromPower Hour with Alex Epstein

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Length:
63 minutes
Released:
Feb 4, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Alex Epstein interviews Yaron Brook about the origins, rise, and unprecedented power of today’s anti-fossil fuel ESG movement in investing.

They cover:
- Larry Fink’s latest influential letter
- The shareholder value theory of the purpose of a corporation
- What’s wrong with the “stakeholder value” theory of the purpose of a corporation
- How government coercion increases the power of the ESG movement
- How the culture gives the ESG movement most of its power
- What companies can do to fight back against the anti-fossil fuel ESG movement?
Yaron Brook is a former finance professor, an investor, Executive Chairman of the Ayn Rand Institute, and host of The Yaron Brook Show.
Released:
Feb 4, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

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Every week on Power Hour energy philosopher Alex Epstein breaks down today's top energy, environmental, and climate issues.