Beyond the ESG Portfolio: How Wall Street Can Help Democracies Survive

Marcos Buscaglia

Feb 2024 · McGraw Hill-Ascent Audio · Narrated by Asa Siegel

About this audiobook

How to be confident that your ESG investments serve your clients' needs-and take democracy into account It is easy to unintentionally finance autocrats by using benchmark indices, which often include bonds and stocks of countries slipping down the democracy rankings. Despite best intentions, an investor may be investing in Russia's invasion of Ukraine or supporting a leader like Hugo Chavez without realizing it. This is the kind of situation Beyond the ESG Portfolio sheds clear light on. In this timely book, Marcos Buscaglia, a Latin America economist, emerging markets expert, and an emerging voice on the relationship between democracy and markets, argues that the current ESG criteria has brought environmental and social standards into investment decisions, but its approach to democracy needs to be refined. You'll learn everything you need to know about the connection between Wall Street and the economic, social, and foreign policies of Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Hungary Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, Russia President Vladimir Putin, China President Xi Jinping, and a host of Latin American autocrats, and how ESG criteria has not been able to stop markets from funding their regimes.

About the author

Marcos Buscaglia is the founder of Alberdi Partners, a consultancy dedicated to political, economic, and market analysis of Latin American countries. His clients include major American, European, and Latin American financial institutions and companies that invest and do business in the region.

Asa Siegel is a classically trained actor with extensive professional stage experience. He is also a highly skilled voice actor across the spectrum, with work including audiobooks, narration, video games, animated television series, promos and trailers, and national television and radio commercials.