Senate delays legislation restricting ESG after pushback from state’s business elites

Influential members of Alabama’s business community don’t want state lawmakers to prohibit government entities from entering into contracts with companies that use environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria to discriminate in business practices.

State Sen. Dan Roberts (R-Mountain Brook) filed SB261 last week, which would place restrictions on private businesses seeking contracts with the state from using ESG scores to leverage economic power for political and ideological objectives.