State Officials Fight Wall Street to Protect Pensioners From ESG ‘Scam’

State Officials Fight Wall Street to Protect Pensioners From ESG ‘Scam’
Blades from a wind turbine rotate in a field, April 16, 2021 near Eldorado, Texas. SERGIO FLORES/AFP via Getty Images
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After failing to advance their agenda by passing laws in Congress, progressives have found that they can impose their will on Americans just as effectively through our financial system. And while some state officials have recently started to fight back, they are heavily outgunned.

The world’s largest asset managers—BlackRock, State Street, and Vanguard—have signed on to the global Net Zero Asset Managers initiative, to together use the $20 trillion of other people’s money that they manage to pressure companies whose shares they own into pursuing environmental and social justice causes.
Kevin Stocklin
Kevin Stocklin
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Kevin Stocklin is a contributor to The Epoch Times who covers the ESG industry, global governance, and the intersection of politics and business.
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