Vanguard may be more or less ESG but not sure it is ESG-obsessed. I’m more inclined to believe the problem is someone doesn’t want NS to take the hit when they can successfully blame Trump and republicans and get away with it.
At least 13 states launched inquiries into Vanguard precisely over its fixation on ESG investing. Yes, it most definitely ESG-obsessed. https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/business/joseph-vazquez/2022/11/29/fox-business-13-states-wage-regulatory-war-vanguard