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Fortune Impact Initiative 2024
Wednesday October 9, 2024
Atlanta, GA
9:10-9:30 AM Election 2024: What’s at Stake for ESG and DEI?
As the U.S. presidential election looms, the stark contrast between Democrats and Republicans underscores the nation’s deep divisions. Democrats have championed ESG and DEI, pushing for climate action through the Inflation Reduction Act and expanding social equity through initiatives like affirmative action. Republicans, meanwhile, have pushed back against these efforts, advocating for deregulation, protectionism, and domestic energy expansion, while often criticizing ESG and DEI as overreach that burdens businesses and undermines merit-based systems.With these competing visions, how will this election shape businesses, policies and the nation’s economic and social landscape?
Senator Sonya Halpern, Georgia State Senator, Vice Chair, Senate Democratic Caucus
Bruce LeVell, Trump Senior Campaign Surrogate, Former Executive Director National Diversity Coalition for Trump
Dennis Lockhart, Former CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Moderator: Diane Brady, Executive Director, Fortune Live Media and CEO Initiative, Fortune
Photography by Rebecca Greenfield/Fortune