Balancing Short-Term Gains with Long-Term Sustainability in Sustainable Investing

Exploring the impact of corporate culture and environmental considerations on shareholder value, this chapter emphasizes the importance of activism on ESG issues for enhancing performance and sustainability simultaneously. Examples include the trade-offs between cost-cutting measures that harm the environment for short-term gains versus sustainable practices that benefit shareholders in the long run, underlining the significance of aligning investments with genuine sustainability goals.