Companies to face greater scrutiny on ESG in wake of pandemic, Desjardins CEO says

The chief executive of Desjardins Group says the coronavirus pandemic is increasing the pressure on companies to embrace environmental and social factors, a trend that Desjardins, Canada’s largest financial co-operative, is prepared to take advantage of. COVID-19 has given people time to think about the society they want to live in, said Guy Cormier, the president and CEO of Desjardins Group, which has around seven...