In Episode 409 of District of Conservation, Gabriella interviews Utah Treasurer Marlo Oaks. Treasurer Oaks was first appointed to the position in July 2021 and then elected in November 2022. He and 21 other state financial officers forced the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to reopen its proposed rule to list Natural Asset Companies - envisioned as a new Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) investment - on the New York Stock Exchange. Treasurer Oaks discusses why he jumped into the fight against ESG, why ESG isn't market-oriented, how natural asset companies pose a threat to financial markets, property rights, and lands access, and much more.
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\n\nStates Financial Officers Foundation
\nNatural Asset Companies | UT Treasurer Website
\nAmerican Stewards of Liberty NAC Resource Page
\nSubmit comments opposing the SEC's NAC rule
\n\nSEC Souring on ESG, Yet Promulgating Natural Asset Companies
\nRep. Hageman: Natural Asset Companies Proposed Rule Threatens Property Rights
\n\nAG Reyes, 24 AGs Write SEC to Oppose \u201cNatural Asset Companies\u201d on the Exchange
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