SEC PUSHES AHEAD WITH THEIR VERSION OF ESG, “SOCIAL COST OF CARBON” – Despite the growing backlash to forcing leftist values on corporations through ESG, the SEC plans on using the same logic to implement a “social cost of carbon” standard on companies. The interpretation of “social cost” is to be interpreted through the lens of the DNC.
NEWSWATCH BLURB:
ESG backlash unlikely to derail SEC climate risk rule – www.cfodive.com
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CFOs at companies ranging from candy makers to missile manufacturers have tried for years to attract equity capital by adopting environmental, social and governance (ESG) best practices.
By one measure their efforts have paid off — worldwide investment in so-called sustainable mutual funds and exchange-traded funds has more than tripled since 2018 to $2.47 trillion, according to Morningstar.
ESG now faces a hostile rebranding. Critics call it “woke capitalism,” foisted on U.S. companies by a “climate cartel” of shareholder activists, asset managers and politicians.
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