Norway's $1.6 trillion sovereign wealth fund says it will continue to advocate for investments based on environmental, social and governance factors. It comes at a time when environmentally conscious investments have become a politically polarized issue in the Western world, particularly in the United States. Republican lawmakers have decried ESG as a form of 'woke capitalism' that seeks to prioritize liberal goals over investment returns. Democratic lawmakers have sought to oppose that view, describing attacks on a range of ethically responsible
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