Government watchdog FOIA lawsuit reveals ESG discussions at SEC with outside groups

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Government watchdog FOIA lawsuit reveals ESG discussions at SEC with outside groups
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FOIA documents received by the Functional Government Initiative revealed ESG discussions between the former acting SEC chair and several outside groups.

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W. Va., and Sen. Mike Braun, R-Ind., joined 'America's Newsroom' to discuss the push to take politics out of investing and the latest over national debt negotiations.discussions at the highest levels of the Securities and Exchange Commission .

The FOIA documents exclusively obtained by Fox News Digital reveal conversations between then-SEC acting chairwoman Allison Lee’s office with outside groups discussing ESG initiatives. Allison Lee’s office with outside groups discussing ESG initiatives, including corporate reporting and panel appearances discussing the progressive business ideology.

The emails also revealed that Lee had a phone call in October 2020 with CalPERS regarding ESG and that CalPERS also reached out to Lee’s office for a"quick check in" in January 2021, noting they were"having discussions across various aspects of the ESG, or sustainable capitalism agenda more broadly and it would be helpful to update on the developments in US and internationally.

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