Sustainability’s skeptics keep declaring victory. Tom Szaky keeps proving them wrong

It has become a point of pride in some circles to declare the era of environmentally conscious business over. ESG is in retreat, the skeptics tell us. Sustainability was a nutty crunchy belief, indulged in bull markets and abandoned the moment capital got expensive. Companies that organize themselves around environmental problems, the argument goes, are destined to be outcompeted by companies that don’t bother. I’d like to introduce the skeptics to Tom Szaky. Again. Thirteen years ago, I wrote…