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Jason Graffam ...
  • Nichola James
  • Thomas R. Torgerson

ESG Government Risk Factors: Social Factors and COVID-19

This commentary focuses on the social impact of the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19). The S in ESG centers on the overall quality of social policies and their general acceptance by a country's population. The ongoing public health crisis has caused policymakers everywhere to grapple with how to balance the benefits of restrictive measures on reducing the adverse health outcomes of the virus against the burden on the economy and society from these measures.
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Jason Graffam

Nichola James

Thomas R. Torgerson

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