ESG & Investing

BlackRock US ESG Flows Fall on Tech Rout, Anti-Green Backlash

  • Firm had zero net flows into US sustainable funds last year
  • Net flows declined 96% in US sustainable mutual funds, ETFs

BlackRock Inc. headquarters in New York. 

Photographer: Jeenah Moon/Bloomberg
Lock
This article is for subscribers only.

Cash flows into US sustainable funds plummeted last year as the broader market took a beating and anti-ESG crusaders targeted money managers including BlackRock Inc. for “woke capitalism.”

ESG exchange-traded funds in the US aren’t faring any better in 2023.