Florida pulls $2 bln from BlackRock in largest anti-ESG divestment
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Fla. AG: Gov. DeSantis Pulling $2B from BlackRock Because Our Citizens ‘Don’t Want These Weak, Woke, Wackadoo Polices’
Florida is pulling $2 billion of assets from BlackRock, the world’s largest asset management firm, because the company should be choosing investments based on its clients’ best interests, and not on an environmental, social and governance (ESG) agenda, the state’s attorney general explained Monday.
What is ESG and why is Florida divesting $2B from BlackRock?
Jimmy Patronis, Florida’s chief financial officer, speaks during a campaign rally for Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday, Nov. 7, 2022, in Hialeah, Florida. Patronis announced the state treasury will begin divesting $2 billion from asset management company BlackRock.Lynne Sladky, Associated Press Jimmy Patronis, Florida’s chief financial officer, announced Thursday that the state treasury will begin divesting $2 billion from asset m…
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