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Toplines - Heartland - ESG - National July 2024

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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?

 

21%   Strongly support

22%   Somewhat support

13%   Somewhat oppose

33%   Strongly oppose

11%   Not sure

 

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?

 

30%   Strongly support

19%   Somewhat support

17%   Somewhat oppose

21%   Strongly oppose

14%   Not sure

 

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?

 

30%   Yes

57%   No

13%   Not sure

 

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?

 

42%   Strongly support

20%   Somewhat support

14%   Somewhat oppose

18%   Strongly oppose

  6%   Not sure

 

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?

 

28%   Strongly support

16%   Somewhat support

15%   Somewhat oppose

25%   Strongly oppose

16%   Not sure

 

 

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