DeSantis Signs Bill Curbing Financial Use of ‘Woke’ Investment Principles

DeSantis Signs Bill Curbing Financial Use of ‘Woke’ Investment Principles
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs an anti-crime bill on May 1, 2023 at the American Police Hall of Fame and Museum in Titusville, Fla.. Courtesy of the Florida Governor's Office.
Dan M. Berger
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law a bill curbing financial companies’ use of ESG principles to govern investment or lending decisions in the state.

According to DeSantis ESG—environmental, social, and governmental—has become a backdoor way for companies to impose woke values on communities that would never approve such things at the ballot box.