Best of CRC Media Hits for Second Quarter of 2023
In the second quarter of 2023, CRC reported on new investigations into the groups targeting Clarence Thomas and the Supreme Court, published a massive new election integrity report on charities…
environmental social governance (ESG)
InfluenceWatch Friday
The information compiled in InfluenceWatch gives news outlets and other interested parties to use this research in future reporting on significant topics that are often overlooked by the American public.
Philanthropy, Politics, and the Public Bank Campaign
The left-of-center coalition is pushing New York City to charter a public bank. But they appear more concerned with funding left-wing sociopolitical priorities than with municipal banking. Indeed, the New…
Is the Future Really That Dark?
Glenn Beck's Dark Future will likely bring awareness of the Great Reset and its critics to a wider audience, those who have studied the World Economic Forum (WEF) and Great…
To Understand ESG Activism, Look to Shareholder Resolutions
For those wondering how and why environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) became a ubiquitous feature of American corporate culture seemingly overnight, you’re not alone. Congress wants to know, too.
InfluenceWatch Podcast #279: Environmentalist Potpourri
We’re trying something new for this week: A round-up of stories and discussions not long enough by themselves to carry a podcast, all put together. Joining me to discuss solar…
“Progressive” ESG Shareholder Activism: Understanding ESG Activism
Corporate America’s recent leftward lurch on many divisive sociopolitical issues has not occurred in a vacuum. While it doubtlessly has many causes, chief among these is the pressure that businesses…
“Progressive” ESG Shareholder Activism: Quantitative Trends
The recent numerical increase in ESG shareholder resolutions has been well-documented. A comprehensive review of the 2022 proxy season by Georgeson counted 941 shareholder resolutions submitted to Russell 3000 companies,…
“Progressive” ESG Shareholder Activism: Qualitative Trends
The nature of ESG shareholder resolutions has shifted over the years to rapidly ramp up the pressure on American business. To quote the publisher’s introduction to the 2021 Proxy Preview,…
“Progressive” ESG Shareholder Activism: Pushing and Pushback
The quantitative and qualitative acceleration of ESG shareholder resolutions is easier to understand when one recalls that ESG activism is just ordinary sociopolitical issue activism undertaken within the corporate sector.