In Financial Times, Joshua Lichtenstein Discusses Post-Election Sustainable Investing Implications

In The News
December 10, 2024

In a Financial Times article, ERISA and benefits partner Joshua Lichtenstein discussed post-election implications for sustainable investing.

Joshua explains that President Biden’s initiatives unleashed a boom in green technologies that created thousands of jobs the incoming Trump administration is unlikely to take away.

Joshua expects that Trump administration to bring more restrictive rules to limit federal ESG exposure that may prompt Republican led states to try and limit sustainable investments.

The article cites the Ropes & Gray 2024 Mid-Year Review on the State of State ESG Activity that was authored by Joshua, partner Michael Littenberg, global head of the firm’s ESG, CSR and business and human rights compliance practice, ERISA & benefits associates Jonathan Reinstein, Devon Smith, Alexa Voskerichian and asset management associate Joseph Tower.