Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) scores, controlled primarily by BlackRock, Vanguard, and State Street (managing $22+ trillion), determine which companies can access investment capital. Companies with low ESG ratings are 'screened out' of funds, effectively punished financially for not complying with standards set without democratic input. BlackRock CEO Larry Fink's annual 'Letter to CEOs' pressures compliance. Critics compare it to China's social credit system applied to corporations and now expanding to individuals.
ESG scores function as a corporate social credit system -- companies that don't comply get cut off from capital
βESG is not about environmental protection -- it is a financial control mechanism that allows a handful of asset managers to reshape the economy and society through capital allocation without democratic oversight.β
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