BlackRock low-carbon strategies attract $1 billion from CalSTRS Monday, April 12, 2021 Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: California State Teachers' Retirement System, West Sacramento, invested $1 billion in two new low-carbon transition readiness exchange-traded funds managed by BlackRock. A press release from the American multinational investment management corporation based in New York City said that the two funds raised more than $1.5 billion, highlighting the increased focus on climate-aware strategies from global institutional investors. A consortium of global institutions invested in the funds, including the California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS), Temasek, Sura Asset Management, Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company, Profuturo Group, FM Global, and RenaissanceRe.