Recent BlackRock ESG News
Texas Places BlackRock, Credit Suisse & UBS on Divestment List for “Boycotting” Fossil Fuel Companies in Anti-ESG Backlash
Claims ESG investors “push a social and political agenda shrouded in secrecy” Investment and finance giants BlackRock, Credit Suisse and UBS are among a list of ten financial companies published
BlackRock, Temasek, Quantum Energy Partners Invest $60 Million into Carbon Direct
Funding round led by Decarbonization Partners, a partnership between Temasek and BlackRock, and Quantum Energy Partners’ Innovation Fund Platform’s end-to-end carbon management solutions are underpinned by science and operational expertise,
BlackRock Announces Release of Quarterly Commentaries for ESG Fund
BlackRock announced the release of quarterly fund commentaries for BlackRock Innovation and Growth Trust, BlackRock Science and Technology Trust II, BlackRock Health Sciences Trust II, BlackRock Capital Allocation Trust, and
Vanguard Renewables Announces Acquisition by BlackRock Real Assets
Partnership Will Fuel Vanguard Renewables’ Organics-to-Renewable Energy Expansion Plan Vanguard Renewables, a U.S. leader in organics-to-renewable energy, today announced that a fund managed by BlackRock Real Assets has acquired the
BlackRock hires Christopher Kaminker as deputy head of sustainable investing
Blackrock has appointed Christopher Kaminker as deputy head of BlackRock Sustainable Investing, as it “continues to expand the investment options, capabilities and research” in the area. Kaminker joins from Lombard
BlackRock to Launch Perpetual Infrastructure Strategy to Help Drive Global Energy Transition
Long-term capital structures provide the flexibility to invest across the major themes of energy transition and energy security More than half of the strategy will be allocated to Europe initially,
BlackRock Expands Voting Choice to Additional Clients
Clients representing nearly half (47%) of index equity assets globally are now eligible for BlackRock Voting Choice Clients representing 25% ($530 billion) of eligible index equity assets ($2.3 trillion) have
BlackRock and UN Women to Promote Gender Lens Investing
BlackRock, Inc. and UN Women, the United Nations entity dedicated to gender equality and women’s empowerment, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding agreeing to cooperate in promoting the growth of
BlackRock Expands Partnership with Private Market Investors on Universal Solution for ESG Reporting
Tech-enabled solution helps streamline and standardize ESG data, reaching over 70,000 private companies BlackRock announced that a consortium of Limited Partners and Funds of Funds have partnered in an effort
BlackRock Impact Opportunities Fund Targets $1 Billion to Invest in Communities of Color Across the U.S.
First-of-its-kind multi-alternatives fund has raised more than $800 million to date to invest in companies and projects owned, led by, or serving Black, Latinx, and Native American communities BlackRock has
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