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Changement climatique : BlackRock met la pression sur les entreprises

En voilà une nouvelle ! Le gérant américain d’actifs BlackRock a fait savoir qu’il entendait s’intéresser à la manière dont les entreprises géraient les problèmes liés au changement climatique : « Exclusive: BlackRock vows new pressure on climate, board diversity » (Reuters, 13 mars 2017).

 

BlackRock Inc(BLK.N), which wields outsized clout as the world’s largest asset manager, planned on Monday to put new pressure on companies to explain themselves on issues including how climate change could affect their business as well as boardroom diversity.

The move by BlackRock, a powerful force in Corporate America with $5.1 trillion under management, could bolster efforts like climate-risk disclosure practices developed by the Financial Stability Board, the international body that monitors and makes recommendations about the global financial system.

BlackRock, which holds stakes in most major U.S. corporations, identified its top « engagement priorities » for meetings this year with corporate leaders in documents to be posted on its website on Monday, with climate risk and boardroom diversity on the list. Reuters received advance copies of the materials.

 

Quand on connaît le poids de ce gérant d’actifs, il y a peut-être de l’avenir pour le changement climatique !

 

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Ivan Tchotourian