##  [# Hot Reads: ESG Under Fire](/sections/daily-hot-reads/hot-reads-esg-under-fire) 

 

# Hot Reads: ESG Under Fire

 

 

 Plus, what its critics are not understanding about the investment arguments for it.



 

 

 

 

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**[ESG on the Edge](https://www.cnbc.com/2022/09/11/esg-on-the-edge-controversy-weighs-on-sustainable-etfs.html "https://www.cnbc.com/2022/09/11/esg-on-the-edge-controversy-weighs-on-sustainable-etfs.html")** (CNBC)  
 Controversy weighs on sustainable ETFs.

**[What 'Woke Investing' Critics Are Missing](https://www.institutionalinvestor.com/article/b1zqbgc8vzvzwt/Here-s-What-Critics-of-Woke-Investing-Are-Missing "https://www.institutionalinvestor.com/article/b1zqbgc8vzvzwt/Here-s-What-Critics-of-Woke-Investing-Are-Missing")** (Institutional Investing)  
 Politicians who argue ESG forces an agenda on companies that has nothing to do with profitability may be swapping one set of values for another.

**[Inflation Sets the Scene for the Fed](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/stock-market-week-ahead-cpi-inflation-preview-september-11-191408801.html "https://finance.yahoo.com/news/stock-market-week-ahead-cpi-inflation-preview-september-11-191408801.html")** (Yahoo Finance)  
 This week's inflation readings are the last big economic data points that may sway the Fed's next policy decision.

**[White House: Crypto Mining Threatens Climate Efforts](https://www.advisorperspectives.com/articles/2022/09/10/crypto-mining-is-threatening-us-climate-efforts-white-house-warns "https://www.advisorperspectives.com/articles/2022/09/10/crypto-mining-is-threatening-us-climate-efforts-white-house-warns")** (Advisor Perspectives)  
 The conclusion thrusts the Biden administration into the center of an already raging debate over the carbon footprint of digital assets.

**[Can Ag ETFs Continue to Soar After a Great August?](https://www.benzinga.com/22/09/28810410/can-agriculture-etfs-continue-to-soar-after-a-great-august "https://www.benzinga.com/22/09/28810410/can-agriculture-etfs-continue-to-soar-after-a-great-august")** (Benzinga)  
 Global food prices are surging at the fastest pace ever as the war in Ukraine has disrupted crop supplies.

**[Stock/Bond Correlation Switch-up](https://blogs.cfainstitute.org/investor/2022/09/08/equity-risk-premium-forum-the-stock-bond-correlation-switch-up/ "https://blogs.cfainstitute.org/investor/2022/09/08/equity-risk-premium-forum-the-stock-bond-correlation-switch-up/")** (CFA Institute)  
 Has the hedge property overtaken the investment property of fixed income assets?

**[The Bullish Case](https://theirrelevantinvestor.com/2022/09/09/the-bullish-case/ "https://theirrelevantinvestor.com/2022/09/09/the-bullish-case/")** (The Irrelevant Investor)  
 The economy is driven by the consumer, and they're still spending at record numbers, even after inflation.

**[Whither the ESG Revolution?](https://jheconomics.com/whither-the-esg-revolution/ "https://jheconomics.com/whither-the-esg-revolution/")** (Jackson Hole Economics)  
 Progress will require effective incentives, and creating them is far from straightforward.



 

 

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