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Florida’s New Senate President Joins DeSantis, GOP Leaders in ESG Opposition
December 20, 2022
Following Florida’s decision to withdraw $2 billion in investments from BlackRock, the fight against « Woke » financial practices continues as Florida’s new Senate President Kathleen Passidomo joins Gov. DeSantis and other Republican state leaders in opposing environmental, social and corporate governance standards (ESG).
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Texas Lawmakers Question BlackRock, State Street over ESG Investing
December 20, 2022
Republican lawmakers on the Texas State Committee on State Affairs questioned investment firms BlackRock and State Street on their investment practices based on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) policies to ensure that the state’s public pension funds are not being used to further a specific political or social cause.
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3 States Continue the Political Fight Against ESG
December 14, 2022
While several state treasury funds have dropped BlackRock and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) investments, Republican leaders have had to continue working to break pension funds free, as politicians in Kentucky, Florida and North Carolina take the lead in the battle.
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ESG Investing Takes a blow as Vanguard Withdraws from GFANZ
December 14, 2022
Vanguard has announced that it will leave the woke « net-zero » alliance known as GFANZ whose goal is to force environmental, social, and governance (ESG) policies on the the U.S. economy.
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UN Backed Initiative Pressures Companies on Social and Human Rights
December 07, 2022
In an initiative organized by the U.N.-backed Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), more than 220 investors managing $30 trillion have signed a plan referred to as ‘Advance’ to pressure companies over social issues and human rights.
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