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# Documents reveal how fossil fuel industry created, pushed anti-ESG campaign
- URL: https://werd.io/documents-reveal-how-fossil-fuel-industry-created-pushed-anti-esg-campaign/
- Published: 2023-05-30T20:19:46.000Z
- Updated: 2023-05-30T20:19:46.000Z
- Author: Ben Werdmuller
- Tags: #Import 2025-06-13 09:21

“ESG’s path to its current culture war status began with an attempt by West Virginia coal companies to push back against the financial industry’s rising unease around investing in coal — which as the dirtiest-burning fuel has the most powerful and disrupting impacts on the climate.” [#Climate](https://werd.io/tag/Climate)

\[[Link](https://thehill.com/policy/equilibrium-sustainability/4010800-documents-fossil-fuel-anti-esg-campaign/)\]