Blackrock's Big Problem Campaign

blackrock is now the world's biggest investor. this also makes them the world's biggest owner of fossil fuel companies. blackrock is the largest investor in new coal, one of the largest investors in oil and gas, and the largest us investor in rainforest destruction, the second significant driver of climate change after fossil fuels. this means blackrock contributes more to climate change than almost any other company on earth. their ceo larry fink wants to be a model corporate citizen. he's a philanthropist, democrat, and sits on the board of a major conservation organization. the company and its employees give generously to humanitarian causes. fink's annual investment letter recently sent shockwaves through the financial community by saying companies need a "social purpose", and to "show how (they) make a positive contribution to society." yet blackrock's business practices are making the climate crisis worse. it refuses to divest from tar sands, coal, arctic, and rainforest des