Source: Americans for Financial Reform
State policymakers and pension officials should use all the tools at their disposal to protect public pensions from federal threats and safeguard their ability to make investment decisions that promote retirement with dignity and economic security, according to a new policy roadmap released by the Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund.
These threats are part of a broader campaign backed by fossil fuel and other corporate interests that aims to slow the clean energy transition, curtail labor power, and reverse corporate progress on racial justice, workplace diversity, and worker protections. (It is often called the anti-ESG campaign; ESG stands for “environmental, social, and governance,” which are factors investors and companies use to assess risks and opportunities.)