BlackRock quits climate group

BlackRock quits climate group as Wall Street lowers environmental profile
BlackRock , the world's biggest asset manager, said on Thursday it will leave the Net Zero Asset Managers Initiative, the latest Wall Street firm to depart an environmentally focused investor group under pressure from Republican politicians.
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BlackRock departs climate investment group
Asset management firm BlackRock is leaving a climate-focused investing group, the group confirmed. “We are disappointed to see any investor withdraw, but as a voluntary initiative, we respect any individual decisions signatories take,
BlackRock quits climate group, Reuters reports
BlackRock (BLK) is exiting the Net Zero Asset Managers initiative, Reuters’ Ross Kerber reports. “Our memberships in some of these
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