FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL: A nonprofit organization dedicated to addressing the concerns of consumers called Consumers’ Research is calling out the U.S. Plastics Pact for pushing environmental, social, and governance policies that have made doing business more difficult in Ohio.

While the U.S. Plastics Pact is hosting a conference in Columbus on Tuesday and Wednesday, Consumers’ Research is looking to ensure people know about the antitrust and ESG concerns surrounding the pact with a mobile billboard campaign.

“U.S. Plastics Pact UNDER ANTITRUST REVIEW,” the Consumers’ Research billboard warns, with sirens. “U.S. Plastics Pact and Its Corporate Partners Face Potential Antitrust Investigation.”

“Consumers Deserve Better,” the billboard adds. “We Are Watching!”

“Consumers should not be forced to comply with a woke climate agenda by organizations like U.S. Plastics Pact who are prioritizing climate mandates over strong economic policies and consumer choice,” Consumers’ Research Executive Director Will Hild said in a statement to The Daily Signal.

While the Biden administration pushed ESG across governmental organizations and advocated for its implementation in corporate America, the Trump administration has sought to combat its spread, arguing these ESG policies are bad for job creation and oftentimes run afoul of federal law.

Ohio has also sought to combat the spread of ESG policies. Last December, Republican Gov. Mike DeWine signed into law a bill prohibiting ESG “with respect to the state retirement systems, Bureau of Workers’ Compensation,........

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