‘Greenhushing’: Why some companies quietly hide their climate pledges

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“Greenhushing” is when a company tries to hide or downplay its environmental efforts and climate commitments. It is becoming a trend.

last month, the lawmakers blasted the country’s three largest asset managers — BlackRock, Vanguard and State Street — for using their clout “to advance liberal social goals such as ESG and DEI .”

Dalia Blass, who was BlackRock’s head of external affairs at the time, responded: “Sir, what I can tell you is that we have joined Climate Action 100+ to make sure we are participating in dialogues that are important to our clients.

 

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