Recent high profile investigations into greenwashing, the ongoing war in Ukraine and soaring energy costs have prompted questions as to the purpose and value of ESG, and more broadly, stakeholder capitalism.  Some have criticized stakeholder capitalism and ESG as “woke” politics, a threat to shareholder interests and a distraction for boards and management.  Others have questioned whether stakeholder capitalism and ESG can straddle “doing good” and “doing well.”  Uncertainty also abounds as to what ESG…