Emily Schock, Loan Origination Team lead at First International Bank & Trust, recently graduated from the Dakota School of Banking sponsored by the North Dakota
Just as environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors are becoming integrated into banks’ investment decisions, a backlash against “woke” practices is gaining steam in Republican-dominated regions of the US. As legislative actions in red states threaten to penalise ESG-based investing, will banks continue moving toward ESG goals?