Investment firms that focus on ESG—Environmental, Social, and Governance—promise you can get rich and do good at the same time. But in reality, it has been a losing investment strategy that threatens the U.S. economy and people’s savings. PragerU CEO Marissa Streit speaks with former Carl’s Jr. and Hardee's CEO Andy Puzder who warns that ESG is one of the most dangerous things happening to America today. This video was made possible by a generous gift from The Peter & Judy Copses Foundation. 00:00 - Welcome to Real Talk 00:34 - Sounding the Alarm on ESG the First Time 03:23 - Andy’s Background 06:55 - How Andy Came to Run Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s 12:26 - Taking Carl’s Jr. from Bankruptcy to Billions 18:12 - Moving on from Carl’s Jr. to Public Speaking 19:10 - The Mistake That Cost Andy the Secretary of Labor Position 26:39 - Andy’s Plan to Jumpstart the U.S. Economy 29:07 - Why ESG Is Ruining Americans’ Investments 31:15 - What Is ESG? 40:46 - By Every Metric, ESG Is a Losing Investment Strategy 47:00 - Why Do Companies Alienate Half Their Customers? 50:45 - The World Economic Forum Is Communism in Disguise 57:00 - How Can Investors Fight Back against ESG? 01:00:00 - Why Aren’t More Conservative CEOs Speaking Out? 01:07:29 - How Do We Save America? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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