Was SVB All About That ESG?

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17 min listen
Harlan Tufford
March 31, 2023
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From being a go-to bank for US tech start-ups, SVB’s collapse was swift and chaotic. As investors and regulators pick through the wreckage, we look at how much of this story was actually about ESG. And we draw a bold line between financially relevant ESG risks and financially relevant financial risks.
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Harlan Tufford
Harlan Tufford
Vice President, MSCI Research

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