Comment / Uh-oh! Logistics investor heavyweights probed in coal antitrust lawsuit

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“BlackRock, Vanguard and State Street have been sued by Texas and 10 other Republican-led states (…). which said the large asset managers violated antitrust law through climate activism that reduced coal production and boosted energy prices. Wednesday’s complaint filed in the federal court in Tyler, Texas, is among the highest profile lawsuits targeting efforts to promote environmental, social and governance goals, or ESG.” – Reuters, 27 November 2024.

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