Discuss the volkswagen emissions scandal

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What is ESG? Elaborate on its primary tenants.
Do you think companies embracing environmental and social goals will help people trust companies and encourage them to participate more in financial markets? Explain your response.
Explain which ESG factor(s) are important to you. Is this something you will take into account in your investment decisions?
Investors want to make money while feeling they are contributing to a more sustainable and fair world. Given the demand, firms are rushing to classify their investment offers as ESG-friendly, sometimes stretching the definition, or making overblown claims. Elaborate on why it is important to increase the transparency for sustainable portfolios?
Discuss any ESG-related news that made the headlines. For example, you could discuss the Volkswagen Emissions Scandal or Theranos Fraud scandal, or Enron scandal, or climate change, etc. Or, share an ESG-related current news article with your classmates and summarize its findings. The article can be from Wall Street Journal, Barron's, The Economist, Bloomberg, Yahoo! Finance., or CNBC.

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