Journal of Political Risk, Vol. 7, No. 7, July 2018
By Bhakti Mirchandani
The potential for President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh to weaken investor, employee, and consumer protections[1] and reverse Roe v. Wade[2] is widely covered. More critical for the $8.7 trillion US assets that are invested according to sustainable, responsible, and impact (all three together and inclusive of ESG investing, “SRI”) strategies[3] is Brett Kavanaugh’s opposition to a key driver of SRI momentum: administrative agency rulemaking.