Tag: BlackRock

BlackRock in China: Nuclear buildup underwritten in part by leading Wall Street firm, report says

BlackRock, a major Wall Street firm, is investing millions of dollars in an estimated 30 Chinese military-linked companies currently sanctioned by the U.S. government, according to a think tank report prepared for Congress. Additionally, BlackRock, which manages retirement assets for millions of Americans, has invested in companies working on China’s large-scale nuclear weapons buildup, stated […]

BlackRock Uses ESG to Sidestep Democracy, Tennessee AG Says

The environmental, social, and governance movement is attempting an “end run around democracy” by forcing companies to adopt climate policies without passing any legislation, warns Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti. While ESG “is not entirely bad as a concept,” Skrmetti, a Republican, warns that a “sort of hardcore behind-the-scenes approach to ESG” involves inserting “really […]