Lourdes Casanova is Gail & Rob Canizares director of the Emerging Markets Institute at the S.C. Johnson College of Business at Cornell University. Anne Miroux is a faculty fellow at the institute. Shailja Bang Shah is a research fellow at the institute.
As new World Bank President Ajay Banga visits Pacific island states and other bank clients around the world, the question of how much to prioritize growth versus societal demands regarding environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals is squarely on the table.
