BlackRock under renewed pressure to support climate action

'The world’s leading investor in climate destruction can no longer evade responsibility'

Anna Fedorova
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A coalition of groups led by Majority Action has delivered over 129,000 petition signatures to BlackRock in an effort to force the world's largest asset manager to use its voting powers to force companies to act responsibly on climate.

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