As ESG rapidly morphs into one of the least-loved labels in global finance, those monitoring the development say it’s not all down to ideology.
Instead, annoyance with environmental, social and governance metrics has grown along with regulatory requirements around ESG data, according to Alex Tamlyn, partner at DLA Piper and chair of the law firm’s boardroom counsel practice.
“There are some naysayers, flat Earthers if you like,” Tamlyn said in an interview. “But there’s probably more generally an irritati