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  • BlackRock builds climate risk data into its portfolio management software

    01 December 2020

    BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager, has created a dedicated climate risk management platform as part of its portfolio management software Aladdin.

  • AllianzGI reveals ESG push in 9,532 company meetings last year

    18 February 2020

    Allianz Global Investors (AllianzGI) put its weight behind better environmental, social and governance (ESG) policies in 9,532 meetings with companies it part-owns in 2019, it has revealed.

  • BlackRock to expand on ESG in exchange traded funds

    17 February 2020

    BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager, said iShares, its provider of exchange traded funds (ETFs), will expand its range of funds with an environmental, social and governance (ESG) focus and tighten screening of its existing ESG ETFs.

  • BlackRock faces challenge to back up Fink's sustainable statement

    24 January 2020

    "Blackrock has a tendency to make very bold statements—this is one of them," says Robeco CEO

  • BlackRock announces expanded sustainable investment measures

    14 January 2020

    BlackRock has pledged to make sustainability its "new standard of investing," as it announced sweeping changes to its practices, including reducing exposure to thermal coal firms.

  • BlackRock, UBS back IIF to ‘align’ sustainable investment definitions

    07 November 2019

    Recommendations designed to “simplify sustainable investment terminology” have won the backing of BlackRock and UBS.

  • BlackRock to launch environmentally-weighted money market fund

    24 January 2019

    BlackRock is preparing to launch a money market fund that will invest in money market instruments whose issuers have above average environmental practices.

  • Larry's letter: do you prefer the real news, or the fake?

    17 January 2019

    BlackRock was stung by a fake news stunt that highlighted its sluggish movement on climate change, says Peter Cripps

  • Investors wake up to collective engagement clout

    26 March 2018

    Climate-related resolutions at Exxon and Shell garnered the support of the world's largest investors. Now asset managers and owners are massing together to move entire sectors, writes Michael Hurley.

  • BlackRock introduces new low-carbon index fund

    22 January 2018

    BlackRock has launched a low-carbon index fund within its Tax Transparent Fund (TTF) range.