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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Rob Davies and Josephine Moulds

Green credentials of world’s largest investor questioned over oil industry emails

BlackRock
BlackRock is performing a high-wire act between its public support for green investment and oil industry clients, private emails suggest. Photograph: Brendan McDermid/Reuters

Emails have revealed the high-wire act performed by major banks and the world’s biggest asset manager, BlackRock, as they privately soothe oil industry concerns about their public support for greener investment.

In his annual letter to chief executives, BlackRock boss Larry Fink said that pursuing climate action policies was not about being “woke” but was about pursuing profits on behalf of clients.

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