Editing Consumers' Research (section)

===1980s sale and turn to conservatism===
In 1981, Consumers' Research was sold to conservative commentator [[M. Stanton Evans]]. Evans had chaired the [[American Conservative Union]], led the [[National Journalism Center]], and served as editor for ''[[National Review]]'' and ''[[Human Events]]''. The organization moved its headquarters to Washington, D.C., and abandoned assessing products, closing its New Jersey testing laboratories by 1983. The organization relied on reports from the government for its articles and saw a decrease in readership for its magazine. Evans held the role of editor at the magazine until 2002.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Applegate |first1=Edd |title=The Advertising Age Encyclopedia of Advertising |date=2015 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-135-94906-8 |page=390 |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HZLtCQAAQBAJ&dq=%22consumers%20research%22&pg=PA390 |language=en |chapter=Consumers' Research}}</ref><ref name="Mufson2023"/>

In March 2020, Will Hild became the organization's executive director. From 2020 to 2021, the annual budget of Consumers' Research budget increased from $800,000 to $8 million, with significant funding coming from [[Donors Trust]], which as a [[donor advised fund]] allows for donor anonymity. The organization has become a key actor in conservative efforts to limit [[socially responsible investing]], particularly [[environmental, social, and corporate governance]] (ESG) initiatives by corporations. Consumers' Research is the main donor to the Republican-led State Financial Officers Foundation.<ref name="Mufson2023">{{cite news |last1=Mufson |first1=Steven |date=January 30, 2023 |title=This group is sharpening the GOP attack on 'woke' Wall Street |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/01/30/climate-change-sustainable-investing/ |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref>

In December 2022, Consumers' Research and 13 state attorneys general called for an investigation of the investment management firm [[The Vanguard Group]]. The investment firm caved, withdrawing its pledges to cut greenhouse gas emissions and leaving the Net Zero Asset Managers Alliance coalition. Consumers' Research has also levied attacks against companies it alleges promote liberal agendas.<ref name="Mufson2023"/>