Industry News: ESG

BlackRock Backed Climate Proposals, But Key Votes Are Yet to Come

Written by ESG | 10-May-2021 8:56:10 PM

2021-05-05

Yahoo Finance: BlackRock Inc. disclosed that over the first three months of the year, it voted for a majority of shareholder proposals advocating sustainability-related changes at the companies whose shares it holds. But with key votes looming at major polluters, including oil heavyweight Exxon Mobil Corp., activists say that the firm’s true climate commitments haven’t yet been tested.

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