Elon Musk has built a reputation for himself and Tesla for his unconventional practices, but the billionaire’s recent political remarks and allegations of sexual harassment against him , could hurt Tesla’s brand image in the eyes of some owners and employees. Musk on Thursday denied an Insider report that he sexually harassed a flight attendant in 2016, calling the accusation a liar. John Smith, a former GM group vice president who oversees global product planning, said that if the conversation between employees around the water cooler focused on allegations of sexual harassment against Musk rather than Tesla products, the end result would be May be “corrosive” to the Tesla brand. This week, Tesla was also excluded from the widely tracked S&P 500 ESG Index. An executive at the index company said it was because of racism within the company and because of some crashes of Tesla vehicles. Musk responded that this rating around environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues is an &ldqu .
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