At NatCon, a Populist–Libertarian Clash on ESG Investment

'Do any of you guys consider the United States to be anything but a vehicle for making money?'

Conservatives are unimpressed with the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investment movement. Deemerwha studio/Shutterstock

It comes as no surprise that the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investment movement was a topic at the third National Conservatism Conference in greater Miami.

Experts on a Sept. 11 ESG panel wondered aloud whether the letters actually stand for “evil, stupidity, and grift.”