Thread by @xxclusionary

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This thread is one of the MOST IMPORTANT things you can read if you want to understand how gender ideology is spreading through corporations and educational institutions.

This will focus on how ESG is responsible for the virulent spread of GI.

PLEASE SHARE

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I will first focus on how significant hedge funds like Vanguard and Blackrock are using YOUR retirement funds to strong-arm companies into adopting ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) initiatives.

I will first outline how proxy voting plays a role in this.

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Proxy voting is when shareholders exercise their right to vote without attending the company's annual general meeting (AGM) or other shareholder meetings in person. Instead, they authorize a proxy, an individual, or an institution, to vote on their behalf.

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Hedge funds invest in various companies by buying shares on their clients' behalves, including retirement funds. They then have the right to vote on corporate matters like electing directors, approving mergers and acquisitions, and deciding on executive compensation.

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These hedge funds are voting on behalf of the people who have been authorized to invest their funds. If you have a pension or retirement fund, your money is being used to further the ESG initiatives these hedge funds want to implement.

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Hedge funds often have their own voting policies and guidelines, which dictate how they decide how to vote on various proposals. These policies include corporate governance, ESG issues, and financial performance.

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The extra voting power they gain from voting on behalf of their clients, even if the clients would never agree to the direction the fund is strong-arming a company into going, allows these funds to have a massive amount of power in dictating corporate policy.

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So what exactly are ESG and ESG scores? ESG is a set of policies that outlay specific parameters that ultimately enable an ESG score to be calculated. ESG scores are numerical ratings assigned to companies based on their performance in various ESG criteria.

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These scores are typically calculated by specialized ESG rating agencies using black box methodologies.

ESG scores consider a series of conditions such as:

1. Anti-discrimination policies and hiring, promotion, and compensation decisions.

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2. "Inclusive Healthcare Benefits," including transgender-related care, such as hormone therapy, mental health services, and gender-affirming surgeries.

3. guidelines for preferred names, pronouns, and gender identity.

4. gender-neutral language and guidance on maintaining an inclusive workforce.

5. Providing restrooms and changing facilities so employees can access spaces that "align with their gender identity."

6. Offering regular diversity and inclusion training for employees

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7. Employee Resource Groups (ERGs): "Encourage the formation of ERGs to support transgender and gender diverse employees."

8. Supplier Diversity: the diversity of suppliers and partners, including those owned or led by transgender and gender-diverse individuals.

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You get the picture.

So what do ESG scores mean?
ESGs are meant to be a "guide" for (activist) investors to decide which companies align with their social goals so they can invest in them; in reality, they can be used by the government in a much more pernicious way.

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For example, the U.S. government is a significant purchaser of goods and services. Its procurement policies can influence ESG practices by setting requirements for suppliers, such as environmental sustainability, fair labor practices, or diversity and inclusion.

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Additionally, the gov. operates pension funds for its employees, such as the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) for federal employees and military personnel. These pension funds incorporate ESG factors into their investment strategies like other institutional investors.

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This functionally means that the government can use ESG to financially strongarm companies into adopting these ESG "initiatives" by refusing to invest in them via pensions or contract with them because they aren't "socially conscious enough."

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How does ESG affect universities and colleges?

Like the above-mentioned pension plans, many universities have sizable endowments and investment portfolios to support their operations and financial sustainability.

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Universities invest their endowments using ESG scores, much like the above pension plans. Meaning the government is using public taxpayer money to strong-arm these initiatives that are potentially diametrically opposed to the interests of the average taxpayer.

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NOT ONLY THIS, but many university ranking systems have started to include ESG-related criteria as part of their evaluation processes.

Rankings like the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings and the UI GreenMetric World University Rankings specifically focus on

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measuring universities' performance in sustainability, social impact, and "responsible governance."

A university's "ESG performance" is now DIRECTLY affecting how that university is ranked, meaning actual performance and employment rate are not as pivotal.

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The US government is extorting universities by tying grant funding, NIH grants (amounting to tens of millions of dollars), and other research funding.

Agencies such as the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Department of Energy (DOE), and the

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National Institutes of Health (NIH), PRIORITIZE research areas aligned with ESG principles.

Grant applications may require universities to demonstrate their commitment to ESG principles.

"Universities with strong ESG track records may have a competitive advantage."

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These scores include measuring whether a university has integrated ESG topics into its curricula and teaching students about "sustainability, ethical business practices, and social responsibility."

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This includes providing scholarships and financial aid to" underrepresented students, hiring diverse faculty and staff, and fostering a supportive campus culture."

So this means ESG factors influence a university's ranking and hugely impact grant funding.

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ESG is being used by both huge institutional backers and the government to strongarm companies and universities into implementing their desired social policies, and they're using YOUR money to do it. They don't want you to know.

PLEASE SHARE! MOST PEOPLE ARE UNAWARE!

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To add

Biden JUST vetoed a proposal yesterday that would have prevented hedge funds from using pensions and retirements funds to implement company ESG priorities via proxy voting.

The government is totally complicit and they want to keep you ignorant.

cnbc.com/amp/2023/03/21…