View all The ESG Ratings Working Group held the first session of our 2026 series on Wednesday, February 4th, featuring Christina Wong, Global Head of Sustainability Risk at BlackRock. The session explored how BlackRock approaches sustainability and ESG, including how sustainability risk is
defined and how BlackRock uses data across its portfolios. Christina also shared perspectives on ratings, regulation, AI, and the current market and political landscape, which was followed by a member Q&A.
In the member-only discussion, we covered recent developments in the ESG ratings landscape, the Rate the Raters 2025 webinar held on February 5, and the speakers we confirmed for upcoming sessions, which will include representatives from S&P Global, CDP, and MSCI.
Christina Wong is the Director and Global Head of Sustainability Risk at BlackRock, where they have been leading risk and quantitative analysis in sustainability since 2023. Prior to this role, Christina served as the Director of ESG Integration, Transparency and Commercialization at BlackRock from 2021 to 2023. They have extensive experience in sustainability consulting, holding positions such as Principal Consultant at SustainAbility, where they developed sustainability strategies for prominent clients. Christina's academic background includes a Master's in Sustainability Management from Columbia University and a BS in Finance and Marketing from the University of Virginia.
