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BlackRock’s Larry Fink painted a target on his own back for ESG critics

Like much of the asset management industry, BlackRock has adopted what Henry Kissinger dubbed 'constructive ambiguity' over ESG

Larry Fink, chairman and chief executive officer of BlackRock at the opening day of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland.
Larry Fink, chairman and chief executive officer of BlackRock at the opening day of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland. Photo: Hollie Adams/Bloomberg/Getty Images

David Wighton is a columnist for Financial News

Larry Fink is feeling a bit bruised in Davos. Not because he slipped on an icy bit outside the conference centre. But because BlackRock is under attack from Republican politicians in the US for its stance on fossil fuels. Or more precisely, because Fink is under attack himself as the asset management giant’s chief executive.

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