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ESG and Shareholder Activism: A Tsunami is Coming to Silicon Valley
October 2021
With the increase in attention on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues over the past few years, it’s easy for companies to assume that we’ve reached the crest of the ESG wave. However, we are only at the early stages — an ESG tsunami is headed toward Silicon Valley. Partners Sharon Flanagan, Martin Wellington, and Derek Zaba explain why in this recent TechCrunch article.
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