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ESG Defenders Pose as ‘Free Market’ Disciples

Activists and bureaucrats seek to deny capital to companies and whole industries via blacklists.

By Steve Marshall
Wonder Land: The attorneys general of 19 states have sent a letter to JPMorgan Chase, accusing it of discrimination against conservative religious groups. The bank denies it. The business of America should become business again, not politics. Images: Zuma Press/Bloomberg News Composite: Mark Kelly

Proponents of ESG—environmental, social and governance—investing are posing as champions of the free market. Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes and I testified earlier this month before the House Oversight Committee regarding our continuing investigations into several global financial alliances that aim to impose ESG policies on American businesses and consumers in defiance of our free-market economy.

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