BlackRock Chief Executive Officer Larry Fink is a champion of sustainable investing and progress on climate change. : BlackRock Chief Executive Officer Larry Fink is a champion of sustainable investing and progress on climate change. Heading into the hotly contested midterm elections, the American political right has a new rallying cry: Down with ESG. Conservatives have identified the popular investing strategy, which accounts for environmental, social and governance risks, as part of a broader narrative about left-wing overreach and “wokeness” run amok.