Top Congressional Democrat Defends ‘Woke’ ESG Investing

Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), ranking member on the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability, delivers remarks during a Committee meeting in the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington on Jan. 31, 2023. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

A top congressional Democrat defended “woke” Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) ideology and that investors need to be “watchful and alert to opportunities and risks.”

Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) blasted Republican attacks on ESG at a House Oversight Committee hearing on May 10, saying that it was needed to guide companies in their business decisions.