Questions - Heartland - ESG - National July 2024

Survey of 2,466 US Likely Voters

Conducted July 5-12, 2024, By Rasmussen Reports and the Heartland Institute

1.    Do you support or oppose legislative efforts by the European Union to control American business practices, such as the EU’s Corporate Sustainability and Due Diligence Directive?

2.    Would you support or oppose a U.S. federal or state law that would protect American companies from being required to comply with the European Union’s new supply chain law?

3.    Environmental, social, and governance scores — commonly called ESG — are a kind of social credit scoring system used by financial institutions, investors, and some governments. Are you familiar with ESG scores?

Answered by the 764 respondents who are familiar with ESG:

4.    Would you support or oppose a law that would stop financial institutions like banks and insurance companies from using non-financial ESG scores when evaluating individuals and businesses applying for products or services, such as a loan?

5.    Would you support or oppose a law that would stop large public corporations from refusing to do business with people based on their political or religious views, practices, or associations?

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence