InfluenceWatch Podcast #238: BlackRock: ESG Policy or Posturing?

The power of the ESG—environmental, social, and corporate governance—investing movement is propelled by powerful allies among funds managers, perhaps none more prominent than BlackRock, which manages over eight trillion dollars in assets. But is Blackrock’s advancement of the environmentalist agenda a sincere commitment or cynical “greenwashing” seeking public relations advantage? Joining me to discuss the question is my Capital Research Center colleague Ken Braun.

• Capital Research Center: BlackRock: ESG Policy or Posturing?
  • Part I: Nonprofit Allies
  • Part II: Policy or Posturing?
  • Part III: Drill, Baby, Drill!
• Wall Street Journal: ESG Threat Goes Beyond BlackRock
• Capital Research Center: InfluenceWatch’s ESG Hub
• InfluenceWatch: Larry Fink