Boards, executives, and investors can collaborate to drive ESG performance -- if they get aligned behind common goals and principles.

ESG has been a trending issue for many years, but the timeline with which it has become central to the conversation has been different for boards, executives, and investors. In some firms, individual executives became champions of ESG, paving the way for boards and key investors. At other firms, activist investors demanded ESG be highlighted, while still others experienced board-driven changes to their treatment of ESG. These differing timelines have meant that even in firms where everyone agrees on the importance of ESG, not everyone is al....