A pair of large investment companies with nearly $7 trillion in assets, said Thursday they exited a climate change investor initiative that aims to pressure companies to quickly cut carbon emissions. JPMorgan Asset Management, which manages $3.1 trillion in assets, has not renewed its membership in Climate Action 100+, saying through a spokesperson that it will oversee its stewardship on climate change with companies with its bank staff.
A second large asset manager, State Street Global Advisors, with $3.7 trillion, also dropped out, saying Climate Action's approach"will not be consistent with our independent approach to proxy voting and portfolio company engagement," according to a statement. BlackRock, the world's biggest asset manager, is also scaling back its work with the group, a spokesperson confirmed. Launched in 2017, Climate Action 100+ aims to work with companies to halve their greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, through governance reforms, the elimination of emission through the value chain and enhanced disclosur
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