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Churchill once quipped that democracy was “the worst form of government except for all those other forms that have been tried,” and today many are saying the same of capitalism.

President Donald Trump increased his support among voters without a college degree from around 50% in 2020 to 56% in 2024, with more than 50 million working class people voting for Donald Trump in 2024. Those voters were decisive in his election victory.

The turn against do-gooder capitalism is a fascinating case study in how investment fads get going, and how they die.

President Donald Trump is beginning a second term in the White House propelled, in part, by the support of blue-collar voters, many of whom appear to have abandoned the Democratic Party. In fact, more than halfof all low-income Americans without a college degree voted for Trump.

E.L. Rothschild Chair & Council for Inclusive Capitalism Founder & Co-Chair Lynn Forester de Rothschild says its time to put the term 'ESG' in the dustbin and focus on making business sustainable. She joins Bloomberg's Menaka Doshi at the B20 Summit in New Delhi, India.

Lady Lynn Forester de Rothschild is the founder of the Coalition for Inclusive Capitalism, an organization advocating for a "kinder, gentler" and more equitable economic system. She aims to reform the free market so it serves all stakeholders, including employees, the environment, and communities, rather than just prioritizing shareholders.

Few people can stand in a room full of billionaires and tell them, to their faces, that their world is at stake. Lynn Forester de Rothschild has built a career on doing exactly that. The founder and chief executive of the Council for Inclusive Capitalism has spent more than a decade delivering one stubborn message to chief executives, pension-fund managers, and heads of state: a market economy that leaves ordinary workers behind will eventually lose the public that sustains i

Lady Lynn Forester de Rothschild argues that AI has the possibility to rewrite the rules of capitalism. Few figures have championed that last vision as persistently as Lady Lynn Forester de Rothschild. Trained as a lawyer, she went on to build a career as an entrepreneur and investor, holding board seats at global companies and founding the Council for Inclusive Capitalism – a not-for-profit that has reshaped how leaders understand business value.

De Rothschild, founder and CEO of the Council for Inclusive Capitalism, referred to warnings that disillusionment with capitalism is high among many demographics, including Gen Z. Reforms are needed, she argued, “because if capitalism doesn’t work for everyone, the system of capitalism is going to go away.”

The path to a just clean-energy future runs through the private sector, but policy uncertainty continues to stifle innovation and investment. Only coherent policies that align the interests of investors, governments, and consumers can translate climate pledges into tangible progress that protects people and the planet.