ESG, or Environmental Social Governance, isn't the first time business has attempted addressing public concerns regarding the social impact of business. In this episode, Host Curt Nickisch invites John Streur, former Chair CEO of Calvert Research and Management, and Eddie Riedl, the John F. Smith Jr. Professor in Accounting at BU Questrom, to explore the history of this influence and the traditions of corporate reporting. How did we get to the system we use today? And what are the consequences of that?

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