BlackRock support for ESG shareholder resolutions hits fresh low
BlackRock Inc., the world’s largest asset manager, said on Wednesday that it had lowered its support for shareholder proposals related to environmental and social issues to 4.1 percent, the lowest on record, during the most recent annual meeting season. The number of environmental and social proposals increased from 455 to 493 last year, but BlackRock […]
BlackRock’s support of ESG resolutions falls to record low
Rick Rieder, CIO of Global Fixed Income at BlackRock, offers up some key investment advice on The Claman Countdown. BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, appears to be moving further away from environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiatives. Of the roughly 500 ESG-related proposals submitted by shareholders during the 2023-24 meeting season, only 4% were […]
ESG Financial “Leaders” Live In La-La Land
Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes This week, I virtually attended “The ESG Leadership Forum 2022” co-hosted by the Wall Street Journal Trust and Nasdaq. Panel discussions covered everything from accelerating the energy transition to how to model climate risks into climate strategy to getting to net-zero with tips on how to “actually deliver” on ESG […]