Topic: Share Buybacks

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70: Four Freedoms
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70: Four Freedoms

The "Less People" Business Model and ESG Investing

A shift in global business strategy is discussed, moving from a "more people" model (more consumers, more babies) to a "less people" model favored by climate activists at COP26. The hosts explain how ESG investing prevents pension funds from investing in profitable sectors like oil and gas. They argue that corporate governance is now focused on stock price manipulation through share buybacks rather than traditional bottom-line profits.