Republicans labeled BlackRock as 'woke.' Here's a brief history of how the firm has tried to shed that description.
A timeline of BlackRock's bid to distance itself from the social and environmental themes it once championed as political ...
BlackRock Ends Diversity Goals, Merges DEI Staff Into New Team
BlackRock Inc. scrapped its “aspirational workforce representation” objectives, reversing course on earlier goals after ...
Wells Fargo drops financed emissions target amid ESG rethink
Wells Fargo is scrapping its goal of achieving net-zero emissions across its financed portfolio by 2050 as banks rethink ...
BlackRock flips script on DEI policies in company-wide email: 'Announcing several changes'
BlackRock's leadership in a company wide email announced on Friday morning that it is moving away from DEI policies that have ...
BlackRock, a Diversity Pioneer, Distances Itself From DEI
The world’s largest asset manager drops diversity, equity and inclusion references from its latest annual report.
BlackRock, Vanguard Pause Corporate Meetings to Avoid Violating SEC Guidance Targeting ESG Activism
Under the SEC’s new guidance, undertaking ‘specific actions on a social, environmental, or political policy’ may be seen as a ...
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Backlash against ESG investing in US may be transient, but may also have lasting impact
THE backlash against ESG (environment, social and governance) in the US began long before the presidential elections in 2024. But since President Donald Trump formally took office in January, the ...
BlackRock drops DEI references from annual report
BlackRock removed references to diversity, equity and inclusion policies from its annual report that the asset manager had ...
BlackRock, Bank of America Walk Back DEI Commitments in Latest Financial Reports
BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, and Bank of America scrapped language from their annual 10-K reports that ...
The pendulum on corporate culture ‘swung too far left’: BlackRock’s Larry Fink
Larry Fink, the head of the world’s biggest asset manager and one of the most powerful investors on Wall Street, has conceded ...
‘We’re in This for the Long Game.’ How the 100 Most Sustainable Companies Are Handling Anti-ESG Campaigns.
The anti-ESG camp has accumulated high-profile wins lately. In January, a court ruled in favor of an American Airlines pilot ...