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Net Zero Asset Managers Initiative to Suspend Activities, Launch Review

NEW YORK — The Net Zero Asset Managers initiative (NZAM) announced today that it is “suspending activities” in the wake of BlackRock’s departure from the alliance last week. This follows the…

Major Asset Manager BlackRock Becomes Latest Financial Firm to End Membership in Global Net-Zero Alliance

NEW YORK — Major asset manager BlackRock today announced it is leaving the Net Zero Asset Managers (NZAM) initiative, writing in a letter to its clients that membership “caused confusion…

Regardless of Net-Zero Alliance Membership, Major US Banks Must Uphold Their Climate Action Commitments

NEW YORK — Today, JPMorgan Chase became the 6th major US bank to leave the Net Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA), a voluntary initiative launched in 2021 that has hundreds of member banks across…

Sierra Club statement on Texas AG lawsuit against BlackRock, Vanguard, State Street

NEW YORK — On November 27, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced his intention to sue major asset managers BlackRock, Vanguard, and State Street, accusing them of using their role in climate-…

Advocates Urge Biden to Assess U.S. Steel Sale through Health and Climate Lens

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Over a dozen climate, environmental justice, and consumer advocacy organizations sent a letter to the Biden administration today urging them to evaluate any potential U.S. Steel…

New York City Comptroller Scores a Win from Big Banks on Energy Financing Disclosures

NEW YORK – This week, Citigroup has joined JPMorgan Chase in agreeing to disclose its relative levels of financing for low-carbon energy versus fossil fuels — also known as an energy supply…

Sierra Club Endorses Bipartisan Bill to Develop Clean Concrete, Cement, and Asphalt Technologies

WASHINGTON, DC — The Sierra Club has endorsed a bill by U.S. Representatives Max Miller (R-OH) and Valerie Foushee (D-NC) called the Innovative Mitigation Partnerships for Asphalt and…

CalPERS Board Responds to Call to Drop Exxon

SACRAMENTO – Following testimony from CalPERS’ beneficiaries and a large rally and press conference with unions, community and environmental groups outside CalPERS’ Downtown Sacramento headquarters,…

Coalition Urges Caution in CHIPS Act Award to Intel

Washington, DC — CHIPS Communities United (CCU), a coalition of labor unions, environmental organizations, and community groups, is urging Intel Corporation, as a selected recipient of $8.5 billion…

Sierra Club Responds to EPA’s Updated Standards on Air Pollution from Iron, Steel Manufacturing

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, the Biden administration published long-awaited protections against hazardous air pollution emitted from integrated iron and steel manufacturing facilities through…