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Under President Joe Biden, the federal bank regulators have been cautious about the proliferation of digital assets around the banking system.

New ad criticizes BlackRock, BofA over ESG

A new ad criticizes some of the biggest financial firms for embracing ESG, the latest effort by conservatives to push against the movement.

The spot from Consumers’ Research argues that “woke financial institutions” are harming farms and ranches and “changing our way of life.” It repeatedly criticizes ESG, which is shorthand for considering environmental, social and governance factors as risks to a company’s bottom line.

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