{"id":1223470,"date":"2022-01-18T22:54:30","date_gmt":"2022-01-19T03:54:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1223470"},"modified":"2022-01-18T22:54:32","modified_gmt":"2022-01-19T03:54:32","slug":"we-are-capitalists-blackrock-ceo-pushes-back-against-woke-influences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/we-are-capitalists-blackrock-ceo-pushes-back-against-woke-influences\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018We Are Capitalists\u2019: BlackRock CEO Pushes Back Against \u2018Woke\u2019 Influences"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwe-are-capitalists-blackrock-ceo-pushes-back-against-woke-influences%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1223470&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>BlackRock chief executive Larry Fink said that being \u201cwoke\u201d has no place in his business.<\/p>\n<p>In his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackrock.com\/corporate\/investor-relations\/larry-fink-ceo-letter\">2022 Letter to CEOs<\/a>, Fink instead lauded \u201ccapitalism\u201d as the driver of relationships between stakeholders:<\/p>\n<p>When my partners and I founded BlackRock as a startup 34 years ago, I had no experience running a company. Over the past three decades, I\u2019ve had the opportunity to talk with countless CEOs and to learn what distinguishes truly great companies. Time and again, what they all share is that they have a clear sense of purpose; consistent values; and, crucially, they recognize the importance of engaging with and delivering for their key stakeholders. This is the foundation of stakeholder capitalism.<\/p>\n<p>Stakeholder capitalism is not about politics. It is not a social or ideological agenda. It is not \u201cwoke.\u201d It is capitalism, driven by mutually beneficial relationships between you and the employees, customers, suppliers, and communities your company relies on to prosper. This is the power of capitalism.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Though Fink\u2019s admonition appears to be strong, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/markets\/blackrock-ceo-larry-fink-says-stakeholder-capitalism-is-not-woke\">Fox Business<\/a> reporter Megan Henney notes that BlackRock has been accused of \u201cwoke posturing\u201d as it diverts attention away from investments in China.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBlackRock is the first foreign-owned, asset management company that has received approval from Chinese President Xi Jinping to start a mutual fund business in the country,\u201d she wrote. \u201cFink has said China will be one of the \u2018biggest opportunities\u2019 for the investment giant over the long term, but has acknowledged the complicated relationship between Beijing and the U.S.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Beyond BlackRock, leading American companies frequently engage in social activism.<\/p>\n<p>A 2021 analysis from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/one-year-after-george-floyd-americas-biggest-corporations-earmark-37-billion-for-racial-equity\">The Daily Wire<\/a> found that Fortune 100 companies allocated more than $37 billion for \u201cracial equity\u201d initiatives following the death of George Floyd. For example, Alphabet \u2014 Google\u2019s parent company \u2014 added to subsidiary YouTube\u2019s $100 million equity fund with $175 million in new grants. The company is working to improve \u201cBlack+\u201d representation at senior levels by 30% over the next few years.<\/p>\n<p>However, one <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/survey-ceos-are-far-more-eager-about-corporate-wokeness-than-consumers\">survey<\/a> from The Brunswick Group found that business leaders are \u201cout of step\u201d with the public on speaking about social issues. While only 36% of voters \u201cagree unequivocally that companies should speak out on social issues,\u201d 63% of executives believe the same.<\/p>\n<p>Although The Brunswick Group was not surprised that \u201cTrump voters are less open to companies speaking out on social issues than Biden voters,\u201d it found that \u201ceven Biden voters think corporate executives need to weigh in less.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, after a sweeping victory in Virginia and a strong race in New Jersey, the Republican Party <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/corporations-return-step-up-donations-to-gop-after-virginia-new-jersey-results\">anticipates<\/a> an influx of donations from corporations.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA host of Republican lobbyists say that Tuesday\u2019s elections in Virginia and New Jersey have ignited interest from their corporate clients on making inroads with GOP officials on the Hill,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2021\/11\/08\/gop-lobbyists-corporate-america-520026\">Politico<\/a> reported. \u201cThey suspect that cash will soon start flowing from corporate PACs to their party\u2019s lawmakers too.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/one-year-after-george-floyd-americas-biggest-corporations-earmark-37-billion-for-racial-equity\">One Year After George Floyd, America\u2019s Biggest Corporations Earmark $37 Billion for \u2018Racial Equity\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BlackRock chief executive Larry Fink said that being \u201cwoke\u201d has no place in his business. In his 2022 Letter to CEOs, Fink instead lauded \u201ccapitalism\u201d as the driver of relationships between stakeholders: When my partners and I founded BlackRock as a startup 34 years ago, I had no experience running a company. 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