- Nineteen state attorneys general launched an investigation on Wednesday morning into six central banks and their involvement with the environment, social, and governance investing movement, also known as ESG.
- Bank of America, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley, and Wells Fargo were served with civil investigative demands requesting information related to the institutions’ involvement with Net-Zero Banking Alliance
- “States are holding big banks accountable for obvious violations and for peddling highly questionable climate initiatives under the label of ESG — all part of a coordinated effort to handicap American energy at the expense of consumers,” Consumers’ Research Executive Director Will Hild said in a statement provided to The Daily Wire.