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The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 398 of the In The Tank Podcast. Why does it seem like there are so many businesses and industries that are doing things that undermine themselves? Whether its beer companies offending their main consumers, or Disney tripping over themselves to be less family friendly, or oil companies trying to go “green,” there seems to be no shortage of this trend. Is ESG to blame? The ITT crew sifts through some of these companies ESG reports to see what they can find.
OPENING CHIT CHAT – DURHAM REPORT
The Federalist – Durham’s Much-Needed Record Of Deep-State And Dem Corruption Proves Conservatives Were Spot-On
PRIMARY TOPIC – ESG IS RUINING EVERYTHING
(video) Miller Lite Ad
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mob-7CaROgI
NYP – Go woke or lose bonuses: CEOs are ‘forced’ into Dylan Mulvaney deal system
https://nypost.com/2023/04/12/go-woke-or-lose-bonuses-ceos-forced-into-cei-system/
Anheuser Busch – Environmental, Social, And Governance Report 2022
https://www.ab-inbev.com/assets/pressreleases/2023/AB%20InBev_2022%20ESG%20Report_FINAL.pdf
Newsweek – Sports Illustrated Under Fire for Transgender Model on Cover
https://www.newsweek.com/sports-illustrated-under-fire-transgender-model-cover-1800710
Disney – ESG Reporting
https://impact.disney.com/esg-reporting/
FreeBeacon – Go Woke, Go Broke: Disney to Axe 7,000 Jobs as Company Faces Backlash Over Left-Wing Agenda
Climate Depot – BP buys massive stake in ESG company’s climate change project
Carbon Brief – COP28 team marshals oil and gas industry alliance ahead of climate summit
SECONDARY TOPIC – DEBT CEILING
Washington Post – Senate Democrats ask Biden to ready 14th Amendment, bypass GOP on debt limit
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/05/17/debt-ceiling-democrats-discharge-petition/
Politico – Biden gives clearest indication to date he’s willing to make a critical debt ceiling compromise
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/05/17/biden-debt-ceiling-compromise-00097388
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