BlackRock’s CEO and chair Larry Fink has said that for the first time in his career, he is receiving personal attacks over the narrative surrounding ESG investing.
During a Bloomberg News interview at the World Economic Forum in Davos, he said: "We are trying to address the misconceptions. It is hard because it is not business anymore, they are doing it in a personal way." "For the first time in my professional career, attacks are now personal. They are trying to demonise the issues," he added. He also noted that the ESG narrative is "ugly" and is creating a "huge polarisation". Fink has previously faced calls to resign, including from BlackRock's former sustainable investing chief Tariq Fancy, over the firm's handling of ESG issues. BlackRo...
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