Matt Levine at Money Stuff has a recurring comment of (US) securities laws being the best tool currently available for what many people view as social issues.

https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2016-01-25/climate-c... and the linked https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2015-11-06/exxon-mig... are the examples I've found so far, but I remember him making the comment repeatedly.