Acharya Prashant critiques the concept of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) as deceptive tools used by the ego to justify its existence. He argues that these initiatives are often repackaged versions of old concepts like overconsumption and endless economic growth. The ego creates these excuses to suggest that social upliftment and environmental protection can occur without the ego itself being dissolved. He characterizes this as a logical fallacy where harmful entities, such as major oil companies, plant trees to mask their destructive impact and receive awards for sustainability, thereby justifying their existence through superficial good deeds.