ESG Champion, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink Now Says He’s ‘Ashamed of Being Part of This Conversation’

Fortune

In 2018, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink wrote his annual letter as in previous years—but this one was different in that he broached the subject of companies serving “a social purpose.” That marked the world’s largest asset manager’s entry into a long-drawn political debate over investments that prioritize ESG (environmental, social, and governance) factors.

But five years after championing the cause, Fink now says he’s “ashamed” of being part of all the ESG talk—not because it isn’t worthwhile, but because it has become too politicized.

“I’m ashamed of being part of this conversation,” Fink said at the Aspen Ideas Festival on Sunday, Axios reported. “When I write these letters, it was never meant to be a political statement…They were written to identify long-term issues to our long-term investors.”

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