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Apr 2025
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Earth Day 2025 and the ESG Reckoning in ...

WHARTON BUSINESS DAILY
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Witold Henisz, Vice Dean and Faculty Director of the ESG Initiative at the Wharton School, explores the evolving challenges and opportunities in ESG strategy, highlighting the ongoing shakeout, investment uncertainty, and the urgent need for coordinated climate action as Earth Day 2025 approaches.

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