BlackRock’s support for shareholder proposals on ESG matters has fallen over this past year, as have other asset managers’ decisions, but while the energy crisis and politics have driven this change, it may only be temporary.
BlackRock’s support for shareholder proposals on environmental and social issues fell by nearly half in this year’s annual meeting season, as the asset manager voted for 24 per cent of these compared to 43 per cent last year.
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