Harvard Business Review: Moving Beyond ESG

The framework has its detractors. Here’s a new playbook for responsible business.

It’s been a rough few years for ESG—the popular shorthand for measuring and managing a company’s environmental, social, and governance performance. In the United States the term has become a punching bag for both sides of the political aisle. For those on the left, ESG doesn’t go far enough in forcing business to address major societal challenges, parti…