Category: ESG

[PREMIERING NOW] The Shadow State | Documentary

“The Shadow State,” a feature documentary by The Epoch Times, takes a deep dive inside the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) industry, an emerging multitrillion-dollar power structure that unites governments with corporations in the march toward a brave new world of climate and social justice. See how it works, what its goals are, and who…


Elon Musk Denounces ESG as the ‘Devil Incarnate’

Twitter CEO Elon Musk again denounced environmental, social, and governance (ESG) standards as “the devil.” ESG is a set of nonfinancial “standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments,” according to Investopedia. ESG stands for environmental sustainability initiatives (“E”), how well management promotes social justice causes (“S”), and the quality…


Texas Comptroller Blasts Biden Administration Plan Advancing Retirement Funds Prioritizing ESG

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is finalizing a rule allowing companies to prioritize ESG policies when choosing retirement plans. It’s the last phase of a nearly two-year effort to reverse a Trump-era rule banning the practice. The department said it was implementing the rule to “remove barriers to plan fiduciaries’ ability to consider climate…


[PREMIERING on 11/29 at 9:30 AM ET] The Shadow State | Documentary

“The Shadow State,” a feature documentary by The Epoch Times, takes a deep dive inside the eenvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) industry, an emerging multitrillion-dollar power structure that unites governments with corporations in the march toward a brave new world of climate and social justice. See how it works, what its goals are, and who is…


The Shadow State | Documentary

“The Shadow State,” a feature documentary by The Epoch Times, takes a deep dive inside the eenvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) industry, an emerging multitrillion-dollar power structure that unites governments with corporations in the march toward a brave new world of climate and social justice. See how it works, what its goals are, and who is…


Joe Biden’s ‘Alternative Energy’ Fantasy

Commentary “Look, kiddo, I want you to look at my eyes. I guarantee you. I guarantee you. We’re going to end fossil fuels.” Joe Biden, 2019 We energy realists knew that all this was inevitable, although it might have come about even faster than we expected. A historic energy crisis is the only possible result of spurning…


Vegan ESG Investors Want Plant-Based Food Options in America’s Hospitals

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing continues to reshape America’s private sector. It may soon help dictate the food served at a hospital near you. The boards of directors for several major American healthcare companies have been sent shareholder proposals from proxy-holders of U.S. Climate Vegan ETF, an exchange-traded fund from the vegan investment firm…


ESG Warps Capitalism to Force ‘Globalist Agenda’: Utah Treasurer

In a Nov. 14 interview, Utah’s treasurer Marlo Oaks told The Epoch Times that environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) criteria are being used as a political tool, spurring a response from Utah and various other states worried about its consequences. Oaks and a number of other Republican state treasurers had gathered for the national…


Companies, Schools Teach Kids to Follow UN Sustainability Goals

The United Nations wants your children to embrace its Sustainable Development Goals—and Thomas, a cartoon train character beloved by kids and parents alike, is on board with that. In September, the UN and the toy company Mattel, Inc. announced a collaboration to “introduce the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to preschool audiences through the animated children’s…


The Age of Easy Money Is Over

Commentary What began in 2008 and continued for the better part of 14 years appears finally to be coming to an end. The era of cheap money and credit is over. It’s hard to wrap one’s brain around the implications. It will affect all of business life and personal finances. It will dramatically change financial…