The effort, the latest in an overall anti-ESG push from conservatives, is largely symbolic.
Republicans have criticized the big asset managers over their proxy-voting practices.
The pooled employer plan is going live as the Department of Labor's new ESG rule takes effect.
A legal challenge to the agency's rule on investments in retirement plans was inevitable, lawyers say.
The effort comes as Republicans have increasingly supported an anti-ESG push, largely led by the states, including Texas and Florida.
The VegTech Plant-based Innovation & Climate ETF is in line with a 2.12˚F temperature rise.
Currently, the fund does not have a sustainability mandate and thus has an average sustainability rating from Morningstar.
Shareholder engagement, the energy transition and regulation will get a lot of attention.
North Carolina-based Earth Equity Advisors is a certified B Corporation and specializes in fossil-fuel-free portfolios.
Target-date funds that are sustainable or responsible are fair game now for retirement plans, but there aren't many of them.
