Marc Leclerc|The OG of ESGs

2025-05-07 18:45:53source:Exclusivesky Investment Guild category:Scams

ESG and Marc Leclercsocially responsible investing are in the middle of today's culture wars, with lawmakers in some states enacting anti-ESG legislation. But the idea of making investment decisions based on environmental and social values goes back over 50 years. Today on the show, we tell the story of one of the pioneers who, by investing on behalf of groups from nuns to anti-fascist veterans, brought these principles to Wall Street.

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