{"id":1944488,"date":"2023-06-05T14:44:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-05T18:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-anheuser-busch-exec-leftist-investment-firms-pressure-companies-to-go-woke\/"},"modified":"2023-06-05T14:49:14","modified_gmt":"2023-06-05T18:49:14","slug":"former-anheuser-busch-exec-leftist-investment-firms-pressure-companies-to-go-woke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-anheuser-busch-exec-leftist-investment-firms-pressure-companies-to-go-woke\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Anheuser-Busch exec claims leftist investors push firms to embrace &#8216;woke&#8217; culture."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fformer-anheuser-busch-exec-leftist-investment-firms-pressure-companies-to-go-woke%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1944488&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Ex-Executive Claims Left-Leaning Investment Firms Facilitate &#8220;Woke&#8221; Governance in Major Corporations<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Photo by Justin Sullivan\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/brooke-mallory\">Brooke Mallory<\/a><br \/>11:36 AM \u2013 Monday, June 5, 2023<\/p>\n<p>An ex-executive at Anheuser-Busch claims that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-anheuser-busch-exec-leftist-investment-firms-pressure-companies-to-go-woke\/\" title=\"Ex-Anheuser-Busch exec claims leftist investors push firms to embrace 'woke' culture.\">left-leaning investment firms frequently facilitate \u201cwoke\u201d governance<\/a> in major corporations even if it drives earnings into the ground, such as what has recently occurred at both Anheuser-Busch and Target.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px;  text-align: center;\">\n  <script> googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); }); <\/script>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<p>Former Anheuser-Busch executive Anson Frericks recently asserted on Fox News\u2019 \u201cJesse Watters Primetime\u201d that political maneuvering carried out by companies like Pennsylvania-based Vanguard and New York-based BlackRock is responsible for many of the contentious decisions that have led to widespread boycotts from consumers who are fed up with \u201cprogressive\u201d propaganda.<\/p>\n<p>The disastrous Bud Light marketing campaign with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney is one example of this. <\/p>\n<p>Executives made the decision to support the culturally \u201ctrendy\u201d business action of using LGBTQ+ individuals to advertise their product, while knowing that their specific customer base would not be positively inspired or moved to buy more products by that specific choice of ambassador.<\/p>\n<p>Frericks claimed that approximately $20 trillion in capital is managed by BlackRock, Vanguard, and a third company, State Street.<\/p>\n<p>These businesses purportedly use their influence to further political agendas imposed on them by progressive lawmakers in charge of the government pension systems from which these companies make money from.<\/p>\n<p>He also added that California politicians can have a significant influence over the corporate governance and politics of companies they invest heavily in, as one of the firms he mentioned handles the state\u2019s massive pension fund.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cIn California, for example, they recently have mandated those large pension funds that they divest from things like fossil fuels and oil and gas, and then when Bill de Blasio, [former] mayor of New York, was there, he did the same thing,\u201d he said. \u201cBut they also tell BlackRock, State Street, and Vanguard if they\u2019re going to manage their money, they have to commit to things like ESG \u2014 diversity, equity, inclusion \u2014 and adopt firm-wide commitments that they therefore then force onto all the major companies in corporate America.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to Frericks, part of why he departed from the beer industry giant based in St. Louis was because of the way much of corporate America was operating, in terms of defying public opinion when it came to participating in politics.<\/p>\n<p>He also gave the example of Atlanta, the location of Coca-Cola and Delta Airlines, which expressed displeasure after Georgia\u2019s lawmakers established legislation ensuring voting integrity. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We asked members of our employee Out and Allies Network to share their thoughts on the importance of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PrideMonth?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PrideMonth<\/a> and how to support <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LGBTQ?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LGBTQ<\/a>+ colleagues throughout the year. Watch here: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9hCwBrmdVt\">pic.twitter.com\/9hCwBrmdVt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 BlackRock (@BlackRock) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BlackRock\/status\/1664651890599100417?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 2, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">As ESG transparency improves, investors can better evaluate opportunities that support their sustainability goals. Our <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GlobalETFSurvey?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GlobalETFSurvey<\/a> explores this on a global and regional level. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ETFSurvey?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ETFSurvey<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ETFs?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ETFs<\/a> Read more here: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tC5tGoFuNU\">https:\/\/t.co\/tC5tGoFuNU<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/B2QFhB8tig\">pic.twitter.com\/B2QFhB8tig<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 State Street (@StateStreet) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StateStreet\/status\/1663971150160904202?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 31, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h3>Other News:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>45th President Donald Trump and President Biden, celebrate Israel\u2019s founding in two very different ways.<\/li>\n<li>National Political Correspondent Neil W. McCabe interviews a J6 citizen-investigator, who uses the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jamal-khashoggis-ties-to-extremists-under-scrutiny-after-d-c-renames-street-after-him\/\" title=\"Jamal Khashoggi's Ties to Extremists Under Scrutiny After D.C. Renames Street After Him\">nom de guerre<\/a> of \u201cTank<br \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An ex-Anheuser-Busch executive, Anson Frericks, alleges that left-leaning investment firms promote &#8220;woke&#8221; governance in major corporations, even if it harms earnings. This has been observed at Anheuser-Busch and Target. 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