The Briefing with Albert Mohler Wednesday, January 28, 2026
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Jan 28, 2026 A sharp look at how big finance embraced and then abandoned ESG and climate pledges. Discussion of why fiduciary duty and politics undermined those commitments. Examination of corporate moral signaling and how it can backfire, using Target as a case study. A worldview-driven take on the ideological forces shaping climate and corporate behavior.
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DEI's Rise And Rebranding
- DEI became an identity-politics-driven agenda centered on preferential treatment for the 'most oppressed.'
- Albert Mohler warns many institutions merely relabel DEI rather than abandoning its goals.
ESG As A Moral Demand
- ESG aimed to reshape corporate priorities toward environmental and social goals alongside governance changes.
- Mohler notes ESG closely intersected with DEI and was pushed as a moral imperative by elites.
Larry Fink's Davos Scarf Moment
- In January 2020 Larry Fink of BlackRock publicly pledged to use trillions to confront climate change and wore a warming-stripes scarf at Davos.
- Mohler cites this as the symbolic kickoff that made ESG a defining feature of Wall Street investing.