Partner Julie Stapel is featured in a PLANADVISER article about how the US Department of Labor’s delay in finalizing environmental, social, and governance (ESG) guidance for retirement plans played a role in the decrease of ESG incorporation by institutional investors this year. In the article, Julie commented on whether a fiduciary could implement ESG processes once a rule is final.
“There are those who, when they get the green light, they will go,” Julie said. “They’ll feel emboldened and comfortable to move ahead.”