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BlackRock’s Canadian holdings promise climate action following pressure from asset manager

Nearly two dozen firms in BlackRock’s Canadian portfolio have pledged to disclose and manage their climate-change risk, following a letter from CEO Larry Fink in which the world’s largest asset manager committed to divest shares in firms that do not meet BlackRock’s intensifying climate standards.

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