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BlackRock bows to legal threats and departs net zero initiative
10 January 2025BlackRock has left the Net Zero Asset Managers (NZAM) initiative, citing "legal inquiries from various public officials" in the US attacking its stated focus on climate finance.
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Blackrock: UN SDGs pose 'challenges' to investors
01 July 2021The UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) pose "challenges" to investment strategies but they can also help build sustainable strategies...
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BlackRock launches six sustainable ETFs
07 March 2019BlackRock has launched six 'sustainable' exchange-traded funds (ETFs), as it predicts a 20-fold increase in assets in this space over the next decade.
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Major investors demand more action from ESG index providers
12 December 2017Equity index providers were urged by two of the world's largest investment organisations to develop more 'useable' indexes based on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues.