Tag: Blackrock
Academics criticise BlackRock gender diversity research
Its methodology came under fire, with some critics also pointing out it was wrong to focus on the business case for investing in women.
News round-up: this week in governance
BlackRock highlights gender diversity benefits; FRC publishes advice on ‘materiality mindsets’; WEF hears that growth takes many forms.
BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust appoints NED
Marketing executive Dunke Afe will join the investment trust’s board as a non-executive director from 1 January 2024.
Call to scrap ‘ESG’ as a term
The ESG label is ‘politicised, simplistic and restrictive’ and should be jettisoned, believes senior academic.
Helle Bank Jørgensen on governance, ESG and how board directors can become stewards of the future
In spite of ESG toxicity in the US, she remains optimistic that companies are working on sustainability ’because they know they need to’.
Fink: the term ESG has been ‘weaponised’
But investment giant BlackRock’s chief executive said its focus on long-term investment and corporate governance would continue.
ISS strikes back at ESG critics
The global proxy advisory firm takes to task politicians who would block the use of ESG factors when making investment decisions.
‘Change fiduciary laws’ to end ESG battle in US
Academics suggest a truce between left and right, based on separating political issues from investment decisions.
Solomon Soquar joins BlackRock
The former CEO of Barclays Investments Solutions becomes a non-executive director of BlackRock Sustainable American Income Trust.
Larry Fink puts focus on finance and inflation
Although BlackRock’s CEO does not mention the term ‘ESG’ in his annual letter, he highlights the investment risks posed by climate change.