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Explicó que, a pesar de la soberanía de los Estados para dictar sus propias políticas basadas en sus constituciones y ciudadanos , la industria tabacalera —concentrada en cinco grandes corporaciones globales— busca modelar los escenarios tradicionales y nuevos para anteponer sus intereses comerciales al bienestar general. Tomando como referencia análisis realizados en países como Argentina, República Dominicana, Colombia y Panamá, advirtió que el cigarrillo convencional sigue siendo el motor financiero y la principal fuente de ganancias que les permite financiar campañas globales; al mismo tiempo, alertó sobre la creciente aceptación entre los jóvenes de los nuevos dispositivos electrónicos, como el producto bandera de Philip Morris.":1,"#<strong ljsid-0=\"\">Mayo 20 de 2026 </strong><b ljsid-1=\"\">–</b> Las corporaciones tabacaleras transnacionales continúan ejerciendo una influencia desproporcionada sobre las políticas públicas en América Latina y el Caribe. El informe <i ljsid-3=\"\">«</i><a ljsid-4=\"\"><i ljsid-4-0=\"\">La influencia política de la industria tabacalera: la erosión del Artículo 5.3 en América Latina y el Caribe</i></a>», publicado por la organización internacional <i ljsid-6=\"\">Corporate Accountability</i>, revela un patrón alarmante de interferencia que va mucho más allá de los ministerios de salud y compromete la soberanía regulatoria de los Estados.":1,"#Not Audrey? <a ljsid-1=\"\">Click here</a>.":1,"#Welcome back, Audrey!":1,"#All of us — no matter where we were born, how much money we make, or who we love — deserve to live in a world that affirms live, and where all people and beings can flourish. But as long as fascism is on the rise, we can’t achieve this life-affirming vision — and we can’t stop fascism without dismantling the corporate tech apparatus at its heart. <br ljsid-1=\"\"><br ljsid-2=\"\"> That’s why earlier this spring, Corporate Accountability launched our campaign to block Big Tech that confronts some of the most dangerous elements of the Trump regime’s agenda: the intersection of Big Tech, surveillance, and detention industries. So this year’s Corporate Hall of Shame will shine a spotlight on big tech corporations that have made headlines for fueling, propping up, and profiting from rising fascism in the U.S. <br ljsid-4=\"\"> <strong ljsid-6=\"\"><br ljsid-6-0=\"\">So what do you think? Tell us which corporations you think should be on the ballot this year.</strong>":1,"#Not Nathalie? <a ljsid-1=\"\">Click here</a>.":1,"#Welcome back, Nathalie!":1,"#AD":1,"#https://www.facebook.com/HuntersGreenElementary/photos/a.622459107786939/1161857860513725/?type=3&theater":1,"#Use these to help you talk to your community and with decision-makers about why you’re calling for an end to McTeacher’s Nights.  McTeacher’s Nights are a thinly veiled marketing tactic that exploits the student-teacher relationship solely to benefit the corporation. At McTeacher’s Nights, McDonald’s exploits school funding gaps by having teachers “work” behind the counters ...":1,"#4. Stop McTeacher’s Nights talking points - Corporate Accountability":1,"#Back to table of contents.":1,"#<a ljsid-0=\"\">[5]</a> <a ljsid-2=\"\">https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmsr043743#t=article</a> (accessed October 11, 2018)":1,"#<a ljsid-0=\"\">[4]</a> Multiple instances tracked including: <a ljsid-2=\"\">https://www.facebook.com/HuntersGreenElementary/photos/a.622459107786939/1161857860513725/?type=3&amp;theater</a>; ; <a ljsid-4=\"\">https://www.cross-countiesconnect.com/2018/01/a-night-at-the-golden-arches/</a> (accessed October 11, 2018)":1,"#http://www.eatdrinkpolitics.com/2013/10/29/clowning-around-with-charity-how-mcdonalds-exploits-philanthropy-and-targets-children/":1,"#https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mcdonalds-sexual-harassment-eeoc/workers-hit-mcdonalds-with-new-sexual-harassment-claims-idUSKCN1IN2W2":1,"#https://corporateaccountability.org/blog/educator-karlana-kulseth-mcdonalds-shareholders-meeting/":1,"#Not only is McDonald’s the most prolific marketer of fast food to children, but it is one of the few corporations that actively recruits educators to “work” behind the counter, exploiting the trust students place in their teachers in order to sell and promote its junk food to their students and students’ families. This is unconscionable and it needs to stop.":1,"#Why McTeacher’s Nights/McDonald’s? Don’t other corporations host such fundraisers?":1,"#First and foremost, we should fully fund public education. McTeacher’s Nights and other junk food fundraisers are symptoms of a system where corporations exploit school funding shortfalls to promote their brands. It’s exploitation, not charity. Moreover, McTeacher’s Nights are extremely poor fundraisers. Schools typically receive only 15 to20 percent of the proceeds from the night. Schools could do much better with tried and true alternatives that promote individual schools’ parent, student, and teacher organizations.":1,"#Don’t schools need these fundraisers?":1,"#Corporate Accountability and the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood have tracked more than 1000 instances over the past few years, but it is estimated that more than 1000 McTeacher’s Nights occur per year at McDonald’s corporate-owned stores alone.":1,"#How common are McTeacher’s Nights?":1,"#FAQs":1,"#Education institutions that are calling on McDonald’s to end McTeacher’s Nights can be found <a ljsid-1=\"\">here</a>.":1,"#[YOUR TOWN] can join more than 50 teachers unions and school districts that are leading the largest public call to date for McDonald’s to end McTeacher’s Nights.":1,"#The current generation of children may be the first with a shorter life expectancy than its parents, as a direct result of diet<a ljsid-1=\"\">[5]</a>.":1,"#Marketing junk food in schools directly undermines the work of teachers working in the best interest of their students, especially when this marketing of junk food is having a devastating impact on children’s health, driving an epidemic of diet-related diseases.":1,"#While McDonald’s receives free labor and the kind of marketing money can’t buy, schools receive a comparatively negligible amount of money. And students and their families end up footing the bill of diet-related diseases.":1,"#Schools typically receive only 15 to 20 percent of the proceeds on average, often amounting to only $1-2 per student<a ljsid-1=\"\">[3]</a>. At times schools receive as little as 10 percent of the proceeds<a ljsid-3=\"\">[4]</a>.":1,"#McTeacher’s Nights operate under the guise of charity but give only a small percentage of nightly proceeds to participating schools.":1,"#In May of 2018, 10 female workers filed sexual harassment lawsuits against McDonald’s<a ljsid-1=\"\">[2]</a>.":1,"#McDonald’s workers often rely on government assistance programs like food stamps simply to survive.":1,"#McDonald’s pays workers poverty wages and denies workers the right to unionize.":1,"#Denying workers direly needed shifts and wages is part of a broader set of abusive labor practices from McDonald’s.":1,"#At many McTeacher’s Nights, a number of McDonald’s employees are told they cannot work that night shift because educators are volunteering their time to do their jobs":1,"#McTeacher’s Nights often deny McDonald’s workers direly needed shifts, and give little back to schools.":1,"#McTeacher’s Nights put teachers in a terrible position. Teachers see the results of the systemic underfunding of our public schools firsthand, and are among the first in their school community to initiate fundraising events to support their students. If they participate in McTeacher’s Nights, they are leveraging their authority and popularity with students, endorsing a junk food brand, and selling students on unhealthy food. On the other hand, if they refuse to participate, they may be accused of undermining a school fundraiser.":1,"#At McTeacher’s Nights, McDonald’s exploits school funding gaps by having teachers “work” behind the counters of a local McDonald’s in exchange for a small percentage of the night’s proceeds. McDonald’s leans on teachers and schools to recruit students and families to attend the events where trusted teachers serve students burgers, fries, and soda under the ill-deserved guise of charity.":1,"#McTeacher’s Nights are a thinly veiled marketing tactic that exploits the student-teacher relationship solely to benefit the corporation.":1,"#Use these to help you talk to your community and with decision-makers about why you’re calling for an end to McTeacher’s Nights.":1,"#4. Stop McTeacher’s Nights talking points":1,"#Fundraising":1,"#July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2024":1,"#Mandaluyong City, Philippines":1,"#Brooklyn, NY":1,"#Paranaque City, Philippines":1,"#<strong ljsid-0=\"\">Proteger las políticas de control aduanero: </strong>Fortalecer el Protocolo para la Eliminación del Comercio Ilícito de Productos de Tabaco, asegurando que las estrategias de seguridad y recaudación fiscal se mantengan 100% libres de financiamiento o influencia corporativa.":1,"#<strong ljsid-0=\"\">Ampliar el blindaje institucional: </strong>Involucrar obligatoriamente a los ministerios de relaciones exteriores, finanzas, seguridad y comercio en la aplicación estricta del Artículo 5.3 del CMCT, evitando que actúen de manera aislada a las autoridades de salud.":1,"#<strong ljsid-0=\"\">Garantizar la transparencia absoluta: </strong>Instituir registros públicos obligatorios de cualquier interacción entre funcionarios de gobierno y la industria.":1,"#<strong ljsid-0=\"\">Florencia Leiva de la Coalición América Saludable (CLAS)</strong>, puntualizó que «este reporte, construido con la participación de distintos actores de la región, reafirma la importancia del rol de la sociedad civil organizada. Monitorear y alertar sobre la interferencia de las industrias en las políticas públicas es un pilar para defender la salud de nuestras poblaciones. Hoy aprendimos desde la experiencia del control del tabaco, y ese aprendizaje no se detiene aquí. Debemos continuar fortaleciendo y blindando las políticas de salud pública, y replicar este monitoreo a todas las industrias que anteponen sus intereses comerciales a la salud de nuestras comunidades.»":1,"#Durante su intervención, <strong ljsid-1=\"\">Erick Antonio Ochoa de Salud Justa Mx </strong>declaró que, el caso de México aunque no está documentado en el reporte, constituye una demostración de las tácticas sistemáticas de interferencia. México a pesar de los notables avances de desde 2018 en espacios libres de humo, prohibición de publicidad y el veto constitucional a los vapeadores, la industria tabacalera sigue influyendo en las políticas públicas regionales mediante nuevas modalidades. Resaltó que marcas como Philip Morris y British American Tobacco obtienen una parte creciente de sus ingresos globales de productos calentados y electrónicos, y aunque las políticas mexicanas lograron reducir las ventas de estos productos en casi un 5%, la industria busca compensar estas pérdidas expandiéndose con regulaciones más laxas en países como Argentina. Finalmente, advirtió con urgencia sobre la sorpresiva apertura en México para comercializar bolsas de nicotina sin un diálogo adecuado con el sector salud, alertando que estos productos carecen de marcos regulatorios estrictos sobre límites de nicotina y restricciones homologadas a las del tabaco tradicional en la mayoría de los países de la región.":1,"#«Lo que vemos en Brasil no es un caso aislado, sino parte de una estrategia global de la industria tabacalera para acceder a espacios de toma de decisiones políticas, incluso fuera del sector salud,» declaró <strong ljsid-1=\"\">Mariana Pinho de ACT Promoção da Saúde.</strong> «La industria ha ampliado su actuación en ámbitos legislativos, diplomáticos e internacionales, utilizando argumentos económicos, comerciales y de ‘reducción de daños’ para influir en las políticas públicas. Esto refuerza la importancia de fortalecer los mecanismos de transparencia, garantizar el monitoreo continuo y ampliar el acceso a la información para exponer estas estrategias e implementar el Artículo 5.3 del Convenio Marco para el Control del Tabaco en todos los ministerios brasileños, protegiendo así la salud pública.»":1,"#Durante su intervención, <strong ljsid-1=\"\">Tom Gatehouse, Tobacco Tactics, Grupo de Investigación en Control del Tabaco, Departamento de Salud, Universidad de Bath, Reino Unido </strong>destacó que, a pesar de los discursos de las empresas tabacaleras los cigarros convencionales continúan dominando de forma absoluta el mercado en América Latina. Asimismo, advirtió que las compañías buscan controlar tanto el mercado tradicional como el de los nuevos productos electrónicos. Por ello, concluyó que el tabaquismo está lejos de terminar y enfatizó la urgencia de seguir monitoreando, investigando y desenmascarando las tácticas de interferencia de la industria en las políticas de salud pública.":1,"#Take solidarity action with the people of Makoko":1,"#donando a miembros del Congreso que votaron <strong ljsid-1=\"\">en contra de</strong> la certificación del Colegio Electoral":1,"#en contra de":1,"#Statement: 2024 Wells Fargo annual shareholders’ meeting - Corporate Accountability":1,"#Shareholders and investors need to know the alignment between what the corporation says and what it does. Today we ask that you vote IN FAVOR of this Item 11 to produce an annual congruency analysis assessing the alignment between Wells Fargo’s stated values and political contributions around race, gender, and beyond. This is the very first step toward walking this walk.":1,"#Wells Fargo continues to <a ljsid-1=\"\">invest</a> in the expansion and increased militarization of police departments, through supporting organizations called police foundations. Today, a staff member of Wells Fargo serves on the <a ljsid-3=\"\">board of trustees</a> of the Atlanta Police Foundation, which has been claimed to be <a ljsid-5=\"\">funding</a> the controversial police training facility dubbed “Cop City,” which would increase the policing of Black and Brown communities while disrupting an urban forest in Atlanta, and which the community and nation have loudly voiced their opposition to. We see Wells Fargo’s presence on the board of trustees as its potential support for Cop City. Is it so? If so, then it seems contradictory to the <a ljsid-7=\"\">stated values</a> of the corporation!":1,"#In a leaked transparency report about Wells Fargo’s PAC, it <a ljsid-1=\"\">stated</a> it aims to support candidates who “are willing to work in a bipartisan manner… and support diversity, equity, and inclusion.” Immediately after January 6, 2021, Brian Smith, the head of Government Relations and Public Policy for Wells Fargo, stated the PAC would take into consideration the actions of elected officials who objected to the Electoral College vote during this critical period in our democracy.” <a ljsid-3=\"\">Wells Fargo’s own report of its PAC spending</a> for 2023 shows that it <strong ljsid-5=\"\">continues</strong> to <a ljsid-7=\"\">donate to members of Congress who voted <strong ljsid-7-1=\"\">against</strong> certifying the Electoral College</a>.":1,"#And with regard to its political spending, we see notable discrepancy between what Wells Fargo “says” to what it actually “does.”":1,"#These actions speak louder than any stated values–and it seems like Wells Fargo has only continued to profit from Black communities. Their history leaves little room for trust.":1,"#As I speak, the corporation is seeking more time to respond to another <a ljsid-1=\"\">national lawsuit</a> alleging racial discrimination in the bank’s mortgage lending practices against Black, Hispanic, and Asian American homebuyers —a lawsuit that could potentially involve up to 750,000 class members. The Consumer Federal Protection Bureau found “<a ljsid-3=\"\">statistically significant disparities</a>” in the rates in which Black and female borrowers got fewer pricing exceptions compared with other customers.":1,"#More recently, the bank has been accused of perpetrating race and gender inequity in its business and <a ljsid-1=\"\">political</a> spending. In 2011, Wells Fargo became the <a ljsid-3=\"\">second largest investor in GEO Group, a leading private prison corporation, with 4.3 million shares</a>, profiting off of the disproportionate number of Black people incarcerated in the U.S. That same year, <a ljsid-5=\"\">Wells Fargo agreed</a> to pay $175 million to settle allegations that it discriminated against more than 30,000 Black and Hispanic borrowers.":1,"#From past to present, Wells Fargo’s history leaves little room for investors to trust on faith in its political values alignment on race, especially focused on communities of color, and specifically, Black communities. Wells Fargo, through its acquisition of Wachovia, built wealth through institutions using <a ljsid-1=\"\">slaves as collateral</a> and business using <a ljsid-3=\"\">convict labor</a>.":1,"#Good morning. Thank you for this opportunity to introduce Item 11 on behalf of Harrington Investments, regarding the congruency of Wells Fargo’s stated policies and its political spending. My name is Ann-Michelle Roberts and I am with Corporate Accountability.":1,"#The following statement was delivered by Ann-Michelle Roberts, associate director of equity and major gifts and the Black Collective program director, at the Wells Fargo annual shareholders meeting. <a ljsid-1=\"\">See page 143 for the resolution</a> we are asking shareholders to support:":1,"#From our archives, this report examines the United States’ obstructionist role toward recent international agreements on health, the environment and human rights. Cowboy Diplomacy finds that the United States has increasingly isolated itself from the international community on issues of global humanitarian and environmental consequence. The report shows a troubling and dangerous pattern of behavior ...":1,"#Cowboy diplomacy: How the US undermines international environmental, human rights, disarmament and health agreements - Corporate Accountability":1,"#From our archives, this report examines the United States’ obstructionist role toward recent international agreements on health, the environment and human rights. Cowboy Diplomacy finds that the United States has increasingly isolated itself from the international community on issues of global humanitarian and environmental consequence. The report shows a troubling and dangerous pattern of behavior by the U.S. and its allies of protecting corporate interests over public interest.":1,"#Cowboy diplomacy: How the US undermines international environmental, human rights, disarmament and health agreements":1,"#Which corporations should be on this year’s ballot?":1,"#Your info and nominees":1,"#Which corporations should be nominated to this year’s Corporate Hall of Shame?":1,"#Add your nominee":1,"#Add as many corporations as you'd like, separated by commas.":1,"#Wells Fargo’s history and current political spending suggests a notable discrepancy between what it says and what it does.":1,"#English here":1,"#May 21, 2026":1,"#Tell your elected officials: No Dirty Palantir Money!":1,"#Elvis has held many roles across the social movement sector. He served as the Organizing Director and Executive Director of Neighbor to Neighbor Massachusetts, a statewide power building organization advancing the interests of working people. He also held leadership roles at the National Guestworker Alliance (now Resilience Force), which organized seafood supply chain workers, and the Immigrant Worker Center Collaborative, which built a diverse coalition of community-based organizations advocating for workers’ rights. His passion for getting people to believe in themselves and the power of collective action is something he’s carried with him throughout his career.":1,"#At the dawn of the Great Recession, Elvis experienced his first brief glimpses of the possibility of a world liberated from corporate tyranny. As a new organizer apprentice fresh off a door-knocking shift, he watched as people danced in the street because of organized people power, electing a new president in the hopes of combating inequality and righting historical wrongs. A month later, a group of courageous workers, that Elvis would later work with, shocked the world by occupying their factory to fight against corporate greed. The magic, joy, and unfulfilled promise of those moments committed him to building the power of working people in the hopes of extending those fleeting moments of possibility into the everyday reality all people deserve. Along the way he fell in love with the spirit, kinship, and beautiful rhythms of movement work.":1,"#Akinbode Oluwafemi<span ljsid-1=\"\">Presidente de la Junta</span>":1,"#votes with management in the “climate-critical” industries it invests in. Between 2015 and 2019, BlackRock actively":1,"#According to the shareholder advocacy group Majority Action, BlackRock":1,"#in Australia, which over 100 companies have ruled out investing in due to public pressure. Not BlackRock, though!":1,"#BlackRock invested in Adani Group’s dirty":1,"#invested in the industry. This includes the":1,"#into companies developing new coal assets. BlackRock remains the single largest institutional investor in coal, with around":1,"#BlackRock has recently plunged more than":1,"#in the coal industry. While insurance and investment for the coal industry":1,"#BlackRock also remains one of the world’s":1,"#to the New York City Police Foundation, which supplies equipment and surveillance technology to a New York Police Department that has targeted Black and Brown communities in New York for decades.":1,"#invested in military weapons’ companies. Larry Fink has been a":1,"#invested in civilian gun manufacturers and retailers and an astounding":1,"#in investments in corporations that are propelling our climate catastrophe. It has":1,"#, and public health. However, BlackRock’s investment activity and governance practices drive business operations that directly harm Black and Indigenous communities and people of color around the world. The firm props up the fossil fuel industry to the tune of":1,"#to brand the firm as sensitive to global challenges like climate change, structural":1,"#BlackRock’s Founder, Chairman and CEO, Larry Fink, has":1,"#for the United States and China. BlackRock is a top shareholder across a wide range of global industries that include oil and gas, technology, retail, big banks, healthcare, weapons manufacturing, and much more. All this makes BlackRock one of the most powerful corporate actors on the planet, whose influence touches every aspect of our daily lives.":1,"#in assets under management. That’s more than the GDP of every country in the world":1,"#BlackRock has nearly":1,"#For all these reasons and more, we believe BlackRock is an excellent candidate to enter Corporate Accountability’s Corporate Hall of Shame in 2022.":1,"#and much, much more. Where there is corporate-driven harm going on, you’ll almost always find BlackRock.":1,"#While we’ve only examined a few areas of the shameful impacts of BlackRock’s business operations, there are many more examples we could look at, ranging from":1,"#) and Sportsman Warehouse Holdings (":1,"#BlackRock is also a top owner of major gun and ammunition retailers like Big 5 Sporting Goods (":1,"#12.52% of National Presto, a $67.9 million stake at the time of the most recent filing.":1,"#, the “largest volume producer of 40mm Grenade Ammunition and Fuzing in the world” along with several other explosives manufacturers. BlackRock":1,"#, which owns":1,"#11.26% of Ammo, a $27.4 million stake at the time of the most recent filing.":1,"#manufacturer of armor piercing bullets. BlackRock":1,"#ammunition to the US military and the police and is a":1,"#, which":1,"#10.4% of Olin, an $825.8 million stake at the time of the most recent filing.":1,"#, the largest manufacturer for small caliber ammunition for the United States military. BlackRock":1,"#, a manufacturer of ammunition and chemical products that also owns":1,"#owner of Vista, a $307.7 million stake at the time of the most recent filing.":1,"#ammunition, primers, and powder directly to consumers in addition to law enforcement and the military. BlackRock is a":1,"#of BlackRock’s Fixed Income Mutual Funds.":1,"#(6.6%). BlackRock executives and governors also have interlocking roles with these defense manufacturers. For example, Boeing director Stayce D. Harris is":1,"#(5.5%), and":1,"#BlackRock has tens of billions invested in the top military contractors in the United States. It is a top beneficial owner of":1,"#, BlackRock maintains sizable investments in some of the largest weapons manufacturers in the world who are directly profiting from arms sales tied to many of the wars that are creating refugee crises.":1,"#a new partnership with the International Rescue Committee (IRC) to help refugees displaced by war in Ukraine and Afghanistan. However, as":1,"#BlackRock’s investments in weapons manufacturers also equip and profit from war machines across the world that create massive refugee crises. In yet another attempt to distance itself from the harm tied to its business operations, BlackRock just":1,"#that announced an internal policy change to allow clients to choose not to invest in gun manufacturers or retailers, as well as a statement claiming that it would “[engage] with firearms manufacturers and retailers in which our clients are invested regarding business policies and practices.”":1,"#a Smith & Wesson rifle, BlackRock issued a":1,"#In the past, BlackRock has tried to distance itself from the gun industry and the violence it perpetuates. For example, in response to the Parkland mass shooting in 2018, where the shooter":1,"#of shares, worth nearly $200 million. According to reports out of Palestine, the gun used to kill Al-Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was a Sturm Ruger Mini-semi automatic 14 rifle.":1,"#earlier this month, BlackRock is the largest shareholder in weapons manufacturer Sturm, Ruger, & Company, owning":1,"#As we":1,"#. The company also makes assault weapons and restraints marketed and sold to police departments.":1,"#in the police departments in New York City, Los Angeles, Houston, Detroit, and":1,"#in the company. Smith & Wesson guns or ammunition are":1,"#BlackRock is also the largest investor in gun manufacturer Smith & Wesson, with an":1,"#in the last five years.":1,"#, Tucson, St. Louis, and Pittsburgh. BlackRock has directly benefited from Axon’s":1,"#Chicago,":1,"#energy weapon deployment in the US. Since 2018, the company has also entered into agreements to supply hundreds of tasers to major cities":1,"#brand new X26p tasers from Axon in 2020. The Los Angeles Police Department followed suit in 2021 by purchasing 5,260 Taser 7 energy weapons from Axon, making the LAPD the force with the":1,"#Nevertheless, the NYPD":1,"#on the board of Axon since 2016.":1,"#of Axon’s stock, which currently amounts to over $600 million invested in the company. In addition to being the largest shareholder, former Chief Investment Officer at BlackRock, Matthew McBrady, has":1,"#, BlackRock is the largest shareholder in Axon, a nationwide supplier of tasers, body cameras, and surveillance software to police departments around the country. BlackRock holds":1,"#has":1,"#BlackRock’s support of police power in the United States extends far beyond just New York City. As":1,"#that the New York City Police Department exhibited “a pattern of using excessive force and making false arrests against New Yorkers during peaceful protests.”":1,"#excessive force to crack down on racial justice protesters after George Floyd was murdered by police in Minneapolis. In fact, the State of New York filed a lawsuit against the NYPD over their handling of the protests in 2020. The suit":1,"#to the NYC Police Foundation, which has given millions to the New York Police Department (NYPD) for more surveillance equipment, mounted police horses, and policing gear. In 2020, the NYPD":1,"#as the co-chair of the New York City Police Foundation’s annual gala for four years beginning in 2016, and he was honored by the foundation in 2015. Fink has also":1,"#Larry Fink":1,"#. But with its huge fossil fuel portfolio and its insufficient actions on climate, BlackRock may be doing more than any other corporate actor to continue to prop up and drive this crisis.":1,"#economy in the world, BlackRock has the power, authority, and":1,"#In sum: there may be no greater existential crisis facing humanity than the global climate catastrophe and BlackRock is playing an active role in perpetuating this crisis. With assets equivalent to being the world’s":1,"#of plans to address Indigenous rights.":1,"#in companies tied to deforestation all around the world. While BlackRock has said that it will take steps on deforestation, it has given little":1,"#on their lands through industrial activity and intimidation, abuse of Indigenous territorial rights, and displacement of communities from their ancestral homes. BlackRock is also the":1,"#BlackRock is also driving climate injustice around the world through its investments in companies whose operations threaten":1,"#in Gerber’s personal ownership of Halliburton’s oil stock. Since then, he’s raked in millions with Halliburton’s share price skyrocketing back up.":1,"#Even more, Gerber took advantage of the Covid-19 pandemic to profit big from fossil fuels. In the early months of 2020, Gerber scooped up 505,763 shares of Halliburton after its share price collapsed. This amounted to a whopping":1,"#of Halliburton, one of the world’s largest oil field service corporations.":1,"#BlackRock’s Lead Independent Director since 2017 and part of the Board since 2000. Gerber raked in tens of millions overseeing the rise of the US fracking boom as a top executive at EQT from 1998 to 2021. Since 2012 he’s also been a":1,"#with oil and gas interests. Several BlackRock directors have ties to the fossil fuel industry, and none more than":1,"#In addition to BlackRock’s extensive fossil fuel portfolio, its governance structure":1,"#in 2022 than it did in 2021. In Larry Fink’s annual letter this year, he stated that“ [BlackRock] focuses on sustainability not because we’re environmentalists, but because we are capitalists and fiduciaries to our clients.” Fink goes on to write that BlackRock “will not support policies that are good for society but bad for BlackRock.” He also said that businesses “cannot be the climate police.”":1,"#Now, BlackRock seems to be backtracking even on those minor shifts. The firm said it would vote for":1,"#the firm for greenwashing. But at least BlackRock was making gestures around climate issues.":1,"#that allow firms like BlackRock to remain massively invested in fossil fuel operations. Even one of BlackRock’s own executives":1,"#But none of this is sufficient. Many believe that corporate net-zero promises are":1,"#on companies “to disclose a plan for how their business model will be compatible with a net-zero economy.”":1,"#its support for “the goal of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 or sooner.” BlackRock CEO Larry Fink wrote an open letter":1,"#For years, BlackRock has nevertheless tried to present itself as enlightened on climate issues. In 2021, the firm":1,"#on over 80% of climate-related shareholder motions at FTSE 100 and S&P 500 fossil fuel companies.":1,"#Statement: 2023 Wells Fargo annual shareholders’ meeting":1,"#For English click here.":1,"#<span ljsid-1=\"\">FY 2024</span><br ljsid-2=\"\">Support & revenue":1,"#Elvis Mendez leads Corporate Accountability's campaigns, ensuring that we are building power to protect people and the planet from corporate abuse.":1,"#Elvis Mendez - Corporate Accountability":1,"#He studied Social Thought and Political Economy at UMASS Amherst, went on to earn a masters in public policy at the School of Urban Planning and Environmental Policy at Tufts University, and is finishing a Masters of Science in Labor Studies at UMASS Amherst. He lives in Chicago with his family, and is an avid fan of basketball, stand-up comedy, and pasta.":1,"#At Corporate Accountability, Elvis supports the campaigns teams, ensuring that we’re building power to protect people and the planet above corporate interests.":1,"#As an immigrant growing up between two worlds, a working class community in Massachusetts and summers with his extended family in the Dominican Republic, Elvis saw firsthand how transnational corporations take advantage of and profit from Global South communities in the U.S. and abroad. “Corporate Accountability’s history of confronting concentrated power resonates with me strongly,” he says. “Being a part of this work, and organizing to build a better world, is my way of loving my community, ancestors, and future generations.”":1,"#by our friends at":1,"#BlackRock, the world’s biggest asset management firm, has been nominated for the 2022 Corporate":1,"#BlackRock, the world’s biggest asset management firm, has been nominated for the 2022 Corporate <a ljsid-1=\"\">Hall of Shame</a> by our friends at <a ljsid-3=\"\">Responsabilidad Corporativa</a>.":1,"#paige kirstein<span ljsid-1=\"\">Board Vice Chair</span>":1,"#reported":1,"#used":1,"#donated":1,"#served":1,"#duty to lead on a just climate transition":1,"#third-largest":1,"#indication":1,"#largest investor":1,"#Indigenous communities":1,"#732% increase":1,"#Murry Gerber, who has been":1,"#is riddled":1,"#fewer climate shareholder provisions":1,"#called out":1,"#false climate solutions":1,"#calling":1,"#declared":1,"#opposed or passively abstained":1,"#almost always":1,"#is shrinking,":1,"#coal mine project":1,"#$1.2 billion":1,"#$109 billion":1,"#$34 billion":1,"#is shrinking":1,"#biggest investors":1,"#major donor":1,"#$36 billion":1,"#nearly $6 billion":1,"#$260 billion":1,"#racism":1,"#attempted":1,"#except":1,"#$10 trillion":1,"#Vote for BlackRock here":1,"#union-busting corporations":1,"#Big Tech hate profiteers":1,"#leading":1,"#supplies":1,"#owns":1,"#Winchester Ammunition":1,"#which sells":1,"#also a director":1,"#reports":1,"#announced":1,"#8.3% stake":1,"#220% growth":1,"#San Jose":1,"#including":1,"#largest":1,"#stockpiled":1,"#, and 6.5% of":1,"#, 6% of":1,"#, 6.4% of":1,"#, 5.7% of":1,"#, 6.45% of":1,"#Finally, as if BlackRock could use more arguments to win the 2022 Hall of Shame award, the company is also a beneficial shareholder for the large majority of other U.S. based Hall of Shame nominees. For example, BlackRock owns 6.9% of":1,"#claims":1,"#In 1986, we launched the GE Boycott, ultimately compelling the corporation to stop manufacturing nuclear weapons.":1},"version":7963}]