Fwd: If BlackRock Has a Purpose, It's Not Confronting Climate Change

[Lluis Pedrola Noguer]

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From: Amazon Watch <ne...@amazonwatch.org>
Date: dv., 18 de gen. 2019 a les 19:26
Subject: If BlackRock Has a Purpose, It's Not Confronting Climate Change
To: Lluís Pedrola Noguer <lluispedr...@gmail.com>

On Wednesday, we got some incredible news: the CEO of the world's largest investment firm announced he was radically shifting the company's priorities, including moving money out of fossil fuels because they cause climate change and pressuring the companies it owns to align with the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement. HUGE news for the fight to save the world! Yet soon our cheers turned to sighs: the letter was a hoax, created by the culture-jamming artists known as the Yes Men. A clever deception that mimicked the BlackRock CEO's annual letter to the CEOs of companies in which the company invests, but a fake nonetheless. Then, incredibly, CEO Larry Fink released his real letter the very next day! But unlike the hoax letter, it was a major letdown. Despite the worldwide climate crisis, Fink didn't mention "climate change" once in his 2,000-word missive. IF ONLY IT HAD BEEN REAL... Share Tweet Email ABOUT THIS EMAIL You are receiving this email because you signed up for our email newsletter via the Amazon Watch website, one of our campaign sites or joint online actions, or in person at an event. If you no longer wish to receive these emails, just click on the Unsubscribe link below. If you have any other questions, please see our Privacy Policy or just reply to this email and an actual human will get back to you ASAP. This email was sent to lluispedr...@gmail.com (Not you? Sign up here) Unsubscribe | Edit your profile | View in browser Our mailing address is: Amazon Watch 520 3rd Street, Suite 108 Oakland, CA 94607 Copyright © 2019 Amazon Watch