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  • Financial markets may be undervaluing 'climate resilience' companies, BlackRock suggests

    01 December 2023

    Financial markets may be underappreciating the prospects for companies that enable climate resilience, BlackRock has said, as it warned the cost of disaster rebuilding in the US alone could equate to the $39 billion of energy investments under the Inflation Reduction Act.

  • BlackRock energy transition and circular economy fund raises almost $1bn

    16 November 2023
  • Deforestation data tool launched for financial institutions

    02 November 2023

    An open-data platform has been launched to help financial institutions track company exposure and performance on deforestation.

  • The Future of ESG Data conference: BlackRock was 'underweight Silicon Valley Bank due to complaints data'

    17 October 2023

    BlackRock was underweight Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) before it collapsed in March 2023 due to the asset manager identifying an "inordinate" number of customer complaints at the ill-fated bank.

  • The Future of ESG Data conference: BlackRock: Military veteran hiring 'one of the best performing ESG signals'

    16 October 2023

    High levels of US military veteran hiring was "one of the best" performing environmental, social and governance (ESG) signals in 2022 and continues to outperform in 2023, according to BlackRock.

  • BlackRock launches transition private debt fund

    05 October 2023

    BlackRock has launched a climate-focused private debt fund, as it continues to ramp up its focus on the transition to a net zero economy.

  • ESG in Fixed Income Americas 2023: BlackRock: 'transition investments are green'

    28 September 2023

    BlackRock considers credible transition projects to be 'green', rather than putting them into a transition category, an Environmental Finance conference heard.

  • BlackRock and SGX launch Asian 'climate action' ETF

    22 September 2023
  • Natural Capital Investment Americas - next week in New York City

    21 September 2023

    Environmental Finance's inaugural Natural Capital Americas conference arrives in New York City next week.

  • US asset managers decline to back 'over-reaching' E&S resolutions

    13 September 2023

    Support for environmental and social shareholder resolutions fell by 10 percentage points in the 2023 proxy season, with asset managers arguing the motions were often 'overly prescriptive' or 'redundant', Morningstar Manager Research has found.