Traditionally private from the USA market investors who’ve adopted an environmental, social and company governance (ESG) framework, — so far few — did this to judge a possible company or investment for its approach to areas corresponding to sustainability and variety.
But now, within the post-Roe era, with controversial, conservative laws sweeping across the country, some investors and VC founders consider society’s definition of ESG investing must be expanded to incorporate pressing human rights issues like reproductive health care .
Last 12 months, Amnesty International found that not one of the top VC firms adequately consider human rights of their due diligence process, while an evaluation by the Stanford Social Innovation Review found that of the two,900 VC firms worldwide, only a couple of dozen have made a public commitment to investing in ESG. This might change as private markets face greater pressure from consumers to make up for presidency shortfalls.
An urgent issue to contemplate today is the uncertainty of reproductive health care as states seek to further restrict access to abortion and contraception. Expanding the definition of social investment to incorporate reproductive health increases the urgency of this topic, helping to redefine its economic and social importance.