Fri May 19, 2023 – 3:22 pm EDTFri May 19, 2023 – 4:09 pm EDT
(American Thinker) — Florida governor Ron DeSantis is a time-tested warrior when it comes to fighting wokeness. As DeSantis is prone to say: “Florida is where woke goes to die.”
Now, DeSantis can also brag that Florida is where ESG goes to die.
On May 2, DeSantis signed a landmark bill designed “to protect Floridians from the corporatist environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) movement — a worldwide effort to inject woke political ideology across the financial sector, placing politics above the fiduciary duty to make the best financial decisions for beneficiaries.”
Specifically, the new law:
[s]tops financial institutions from discriminating against customers for their religious, political, or social beliefs — like owning a firearm, securing the border, or increasing our energy independence.
Bans the financial sector from considering so called ‘Social Credit Scores’ in banking and lending practices aimed to prevent Floridians from obtaining financial services like loans, lines of credit, and bank accounts.
Blocks the use of ESG in all investment decisions at the state and local level, ensuring that only financial factors are considered to maximize the return on investment, protecting retirees and
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