Company execs used to trumpet their diversity and climate efforts. Now not so much

Just three years ago, diversity and sustainability were big talking points for executives at many big companies, and ESG funds — investments that evaluate stocks using environmental, social and governance factors — were riding the wave.

But corporate interest in trumpeting these initiatives appears to have been short-lived. Just 74 members of the S&P 500 even mentioned “ESG” in their first quarter earnings calls, according to new FactSet data. READ MORE