Ariely: ESG drives profitability primarily through employee motivation
Dan Ariely · Dan Ariely – The Human Capital Factor (Capital Allocators, EP.195) · May 17, 2021 · at 25:48
Dan Ariely analyzes how corporate ESG initiatives economically translate into financial returns and profitability.
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“I think that the real pathway is For ESG, goes through employee motivation. If you think about it, the moment you are doing some version of ESG, presumably your employees are more on board. They feel that the company has better goals, the company is more connected to the future, taking care of their kids, all kinds of good things that come through employee motivation.”
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