Blackrock CEO Larry Fink has been one of the more ominous figures of the last decade. The venture capitalist has seemingly been everywhere, buying up property from struggling homeowners, ingratiating himself to Beltway politicians, promoting various wars, and becoming a staple at the World Economic Forum. Fink even managed to draw Donald Trump’s affection, with the former president tapping him as a “key” advisor during the COVID-19 outbreak.

But while Fink has seemed invincible at times, Blackrock’s CEO has finally found someone to cry about: Ron DeSantis.

According to a new report, Fink is really upset that the ESG brand has been damaged (and that DeSantis pulled Florida out of the company’s investments), and he’s now looking to shift gears in the debate.

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink admits DeSantis hurt his company when he pulled $2 billion in assets from the firm, and basically says he’s been bullied by DeSantis into being “ashamed” to be part of ESG political debate because the term has a negative connotation now. Amazing.… pic.twitter.com/MDWbBM0R4l

— Pedro L. Gonzalez (@emeriticus) June 26, 2023

What is ESG (environmental, social, justice)? It’s an insidious collusion scheme by top-level investors that seeks to cram down social engineering on companies through the threat of withholding capital. If a company doesn’t have a “good” ESG score, it will be passed over even if that company represents the best opportunity for investors. In other words, it’s a backdoor for unelected elites to exert direct influence over the world’s population.

So how does a company get a “good” ESG score? The simple answer is that it must promote far-left ideals. Whether it be going all out for “pride month” or steering profits to fight “climate change,” ESG is the left’s strongest tool to date in seeing its agenda pushed through without having to face a single voter. Why worry about elections when you can steer human behavior by manipulating the relationship between people and the corporations they rely on to live their daily lives?

And to be sure, ESG has been effective. If you’ve ever wondered why companies like Bud Light and Target are so eager to jump into contentious social debates about transgenderism and such, it’s because they are fearful of garnering a bad ESG score. For these corporations, nothing is more important than securing access to capital long-term, and they’d rather soak up massive short-term than dare cross the ESG brigade.

Putting all this in context, does Fink’s climb down mean ESG as a concept is going away? Of course, not. I wish it were that simple, but regardless, making the left have to change its strategy is objectively a good sign that the pressure is getting to them. The first step in taking down the entire ESG racket is sullying it in the realm of public opinion and making it toxic to participate in.

At the end of the day, these huge companies are still reliant on people buying their products, and DeSantis and others (Texas has also gone big against Blackrock) have illuminated ESG as a major issue in the minds of many. Take that win and keep marching forward because the left isn’t going to stop.