This is just one more instance of Ron Quixote trying to fight invisible windmills. And ABM immediately starts clapping.
I figured the cat-of-nine-tails would be your accessory of choice. This was just a cat joke. Nothing more to it.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/07/29/ron-desantis-is-taking-woke-corporations-good/ Ron DeSantis is taking on woke corporations. Good. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is seeking to bar financial intermediaries, such as banks, from discriminating against customers on the basis of their political, religious or social views. That’s a great idea — and an excellent reason for why he’s surging among Republicans nationwide............
I'm old enough to remember when conservatives were all upset about businesses not being able to discriminate based on political, religious, or social views. Like baking a cake for gay people. But I guess you've changed your mind about all that now. barfo
Although, not specifically mentioned here, I believe the is has a lot to to with ESG. As a commercial real estate agent, I'm hearing about this more and more. If you don't toe their line, you very well may not get a business loan. The question, I suppose, is who's line?
On another note, stuff happens.... https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...-global-over-politicized-state-esg-indicators
Total bullshit. If s person or business seeks a loan the bank looks at risk. Just that Republicans need a constant stream of enemies. Critical race theory is not taught in grade school but that doesn't matter, scary brown people! Trans women are not attacking little white girls in public restrooms but that doesn't matter, scary queers! Banks don't make business decisions based on wokism, something that doesn't exist, but scary radicals! Scare scare scare. They have no program, just fear and hate.
Did you actually read the entire article? Never mind, you didn't. "Institutional investors like Blackrock Inc. and pension funds are demanding greater clarity from companies on their efforts to diversify their workforces and address a changing climate. Companies seen as under-performing on certain ESG metrics risk challenges to their board from activist investors." "S&P’s ESG indicators include categories like human rights, social integration, low-carbon strategies, climate measures and sustainable finance." "S&P’s Utah report cited a concern about long-term water supply in the Colorado River basin." Not seeing a problem with any of that. BTW, here is the current news about the Colorado River basin. Multiple news sources. But sure, we shouldn't talk about unsustainable business practices and the damage it's doing to our country because it's bad for the businesses that are abusing the communities they are in. https://news.google.com/stories/CAA...OZHJlbmtaV3RTZ0FQAQ?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US:en
I did. And it doesn't mean I don't have concerns. I do. The question of who's guarding the gaurdians always comes into play. Integreting the financial lending industry into all of this seems potentially suspect. Credit scores are one thing. ESG scores? Hmmmm. Helping create a better environment is fantastic. Great, offer tax incentives, and the like.
Looking at the list of Superfund sites in Florida it looks like there were small businesses that fucked shit up too. If not giving financing to horrible business practices prevents shit like this from happening then I'm all for it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Superfund_sites_in_Florida
