BlackRock Backed Climate Proposals, But Key Votes Are Yet to Come; The money manager's first-quarter stewardship report shows that it's been more willing to stand up to management, while activists are looking ahead. Annie Massa – Bloomberg BlackRock Inc. disclosed that over the first three months of the year, it voted for a majority of shareholder proposals advocating sustainability-related changes at the companies whose shares it holds. But with key votes looming at major polluters, including oil heavyweight Exxon Mobil Corp., activists say that the firm's true climate commitments haven't yet been tested. /jlne.ws/3vJlUuA