Category: Free Enterprise Project

Scott Shepard at the Pray Vote Stand Summit

Scott Shepard Discusses Boycotts, HRC, WEF, Fascism and More During Pray Vote Stand Summit

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"We have had a wonderful year or two," National Center General Counsel Scott Shepard acknowledges about the freedom movement's progress to move woke corporations back to neutral. But now is not the time to rest, because "we've got a huge ...
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Stefan Padfield: Woke Inc. and ESG

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"In practice, you will find no light between the typical ESG platform and the governance wish list of Elizabeth Warren," Free Enterprise Project Director Stefan Padfield writes in a commentary syndicated through InsideSources. "ESG is, in practice, a Trojan horse ...
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Scott Shepard: Coca-Cola Has Done Opponents of DEI and ESG a Huge Favor

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"The Coca-Cola corporation has adopted a plan to revert back to racial discrimination against non-whites after discriminating in favor of non-whites for at least the last half decade," National Center General Counsel Scott Shepard reveals in a commentary published at RealClearMarkets. Of ...
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Scott Shepard: Jack & Harley Discriminate Against White Male Key Demographic Under Big 3 Pressure

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In a commentary published at RealClearMarkets, National Center General Counsel Scott Shepard pulls back the curtain on the ESG agenda of what he calls "the Great Fiduciary Breach Machines," and "most preposterously the perversion of it popping up at Harley-Davidson ...
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Scott Shepard: Execs Reversed Course on DEI After “Dumb” Business Judgments

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At Bloomberg, Simone Foxman discusses the recent trend of companies backing away from their once-trumpeted Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) policies due to pressure from conservative activists. In the article, National Center General Counsel Scott Shepard notes that many corporate ...
As Lowe's and Other Woke Companies Retreat, the Free Enterprise Project Does Not

As Lowe’s and Other Woke Companies Retreat, the Free Enterprise Project Does Not

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Yesterday news broke that home improvement giant Lowe's has become the latest company to back away from some of its woke virtual signaling under pressure from conservative groups.  Executives announced to employees that Lowe's will no longer participate in Human ...
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Stefan Padfield: Enhanced Scrutiny and the Omnipresent Specter of Political Bias

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What can we do if corporate decision-makers have become so committed to -- or even blinded by -- their political tribalism and activist mindset that they are creating actionable conflicts of interest within their own companies? In a commentary posted ...
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FEP Hits Front Pages, Stands Out in Fight Against SEC Power Grab

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Our ears have been burning in recent weeks as front-page spreads raise the chatter about the National Center for Public Policy Research’s Free Enterprise Project (FEP) and show just how effectively it has led the fight against the ESG juggernaut ...
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Investors Call Out Dell and Salesforce for Pursuing Radical Agendas at Shareholders’ Expense

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Washington, D.C. -- Today, shareholder activists with the National Center for Public Policy Research's Free Enterprise Project (FEP) will present proposals at two shareholder meetings, Dell and Salesforce. They will criticize Dell for contributing charitable donations to extreme left-wing LGBTQ ...
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Scott Shepard: Giant Investment Houses Are Still Infinitely Partisan

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In a commentary published at RealClearMarkets, Free Enterprise Project Director Scott Shepard makes an assertion that is likely startling to those who aren't fully paying attention: [T]he Big Three investment houses – BlackRock, State Street and Vanguard – are so ...

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