ESG and the Culture of Business: Can the Environmental, Social and Governance movement make a positive difference in how U.S. companies operate and relate to the public and to their investors? Or is it window-dressing for corporations who always follow the bottom line first?

The Colorado Sun, FORVIS and Minor & Brown Law host a wide-ranging, challenging panel and public discussion on one of the biggest culture-change drivers in American business, from the Ukraine to Black Lives Matter to the Washington Football Team.

Panelists include:

• Theresa Gusman, chief investment officer of First Affirmative Financial Network, a Colorado Springs-based pioneer in ESG investment advisement and organizer of multiple shareholder challenges to corporate policies
• Stephen D. Wilkerson, CPA, CFSA, from FORIVS' Denver office
• Kathryn Wendell, Executive Director for the Center for Ethics and Social Responsibility at the University of Colorado-Boulder Leeds School of Business

The discussion will be moderated by The Colorado Sun’s environment writer, Michael Booth.

Audience questions are encouraged.

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The Colorado Sun is an award-winning news outlet based in Denver, covering all of Colorado so that our state — our community — can better understand itself. We are committed to fact-based, in-depth, nonpartisan journalism. We report on a wide variety of topics and issues, including politics, culture, the outdoor industry and education. As a public benefit corporation, our goal is to produce the best possible journalism without a paywall.

FORVIS is one of the largest U.S. accounting and advisory firms, providing consulting, tax, assurance and accounting outsourcing solutions to businesses, government entities, not-for-profit organizations and individuals. Created by the merger of equals of BKD, LLP and Dixon Hughes Goodman, LLP (DHG), FORVIS is driven by the commitment to use our forward vision to deliver unmatched client experiences.

Minor & Brown Law is a Colorado-based law firm representing and providing legal services to privately-owned businesses in every industry, profession and their respective entrepreneurial owners. MB Law offers the advantage of over 40 years of experience helping entrepreneurs build, expand, protect and position companies for success.