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The curious origins of the anti-ESG movement

The anti-"woke investing" movement was not created by financial experts. It was created by two of the fossil fuel industry's most notorious climate disinformers.

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Emily Atkin
Oct 14, 2022
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A tweet from Elon Musk expressing displeasure about socially conscious investing. Source: Twitter

A new trend is sweeping conservative America. It’s called the anti-ESG movement, or anti-”woke capitalism” movement, and it’s one of the biggest emerging barriers to corporate action on climate change.

Anti-ESG proponents want to stop corporations from follow…

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