An Audience With

DWS whistleblower Desiree Fixler: ‘I need to dismantle this ESG monster I helped create’ 

Fixler says her old life and career is over. Now she has ‘blood on her hands’ from sustainable investing and is on a mission to bring down the ‘scam’

The ‘investment banker turned chief sustainability officer turned anti-ESG advocate’ tells FN why she changed her tune, and what comes next
The ‘investment banker turned chief sustainability officer turned anti-ESG advocate’ tells FN why she changed her tune, and what comes next Photo: Danilo Agutoli for FN

Desiree Fixler rocked the ESG industry to its core when she blew the whistle on DWS in 2021 for overstating its sustainability credentials. Her actions led to one of the most high-profile greenwashing investigations to date and drove major reforms across the fund industry.

Now the former sustainable investing executive wants to bring the whole system down. 

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