BlackRock's Larry Fink calls on CEOs to harness 'power' of stakeholder capitalism in new world of work 'redefined' by the pandemic

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BlackRock CEO Larry Fink has called on CEOs to have “a consistent voice” and “a clear purpose”, given that the pandemic has “redefined” the relationship between a company, its employees and society, but rejected the idea that stakeholder capitalism is about being “woke”.

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