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BlackRock slammed for appointing oil firm CEO to board

NYC comptroller says the asset manager's shareholders 'expect climate-competent, not climate-conflicted, directors.'

New York City Comptroller Brad Lander slammed a decision by BlackRock Inc., its largest external money manager, to appoint the chief executive of the world’s biggest oil company to its board.

“BlackRock has clearly stated that climate risk is an investment risk, but actions speak lo

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