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Larry Fink is wrong: We must keep talking about ESG

We can't just change the badge if we want to stick to what ESG stands for

BlackRock's boss says the term has become weaponised, but here's why we need to fight for progress on 'ESG'
BlackRock's boss says the term has become weaponised, but here's why we need to fight for progress on 'ESG' Photo: Joel SAGET/Getty Images

Daniel Klier is CEO of ESG Book and HSBC’s former global head of sustainability

BlackRock’s chief executive Larry Fink has blacklisted ‘ESG’, hoping to stick to its principles without the baggage the term has accumulated.

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