Tag: ESG

Subpoenaed CEO Blames Leonard Leo for ESG Probe

An executive subpoenaed in the House’s investigation of companies involved in so-called ESG policies claims conservative legal activist Leonard Leo is behind a “crusade” to stop the corporate practice.  ESG is an acronym for environmental, social, and governance practices that promote left-leaning activism among companies and corporations. The House Judiciary Committee is investigating numerous companies […]

BlackRock’s Larry Fink ditches ESG for ‘energy pragmatism’

The climate change-focused investment strategy known as ESG suffered another blow Tuesday at the hands of someone who was once its biggest steward on Wall Street: Larry Fink. The BlackRock CEO called for “energy pragmatism” in his annual letter to investors. He said that consists of using clean energy to reduce global warming emissions while […]

BlackRock Uses ESG to Sidestep Democracy, Tennessee AG Says

The environmental, social, and governance movement is attempting an “end run around democracy” by forcing companies to adopt climate policies without passing any legislation, warns Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti. While ESG “is not entirely bad as a concept,” Skrmetti, a Republican, warns that a “sort of hardcore behind-the-scenes approach to ESG” involves inserting “really […]