Corporate sustainability

Below you will find information on how we deliver value to our shareholders, employees and communities.

To gain further insights into how we invest on our clients’ behalf to help them meet their investment objectives, delve deeper into our fiduciary approach by exploring it here.

We are committed to transparency

BlackRock is committed to providing meaningful information to stakeholders, including information related to sustainability. Effective disclosure can lead to a better understanding of how companies are managed for the benefit of all stakeholders. See BlackRock's Corporate Sustainability disclosures in the Shareholders tab.

We implement effective corporate governance

BlackRock believes that a strong corporate governance framework is critical for running a sustainable business. Our corporate governance framework is a set of principles, guidelines and practices that support consistent financial performance and long-term value creation for our shareholders.

Corporate governance

Corporate sustainability disclosures

TCFD Report

2023 Sustainability Disclosure (SASB-aligned)

Other disclosures

Operating Principles for Impact Management Disclosures

Proxy statement

SFDR Principal Adverse Sustainability Impact Statement - BAMIL

SFDR Sustainability Risk Statement

Spotlight on Board diversity at BlackRock

BlackRock and its Board of Directors believe diversity in the boardroom is critical to the success of BlackRock and its ability to create long-term value for our shareholders. In our experience, greater diversity in the boardroom contributes to more robust discussions and more innovative and resilient decisions. Over time, greater diversity in the boardroom can also promote greater diversity and resilience in the leadership team, and the workforce more broadly. Highly qualified, engaged directors with professional characteristics relevant to our business enhance the ability of the Board to add value and be the voice of shareholders in Board discussions. The Board has and will continue to take into consideration diversity in gender, race/ethnicity, age, career experience, sexual orientation and nationality – as well as diversity of mind when considering Director candidates. The diverse backgrounds of our individual Directors help the Board better oversee BlackRock’s management and operations and assess risk and opportunities for the Company’s business model from a variety of perspectives. BlackRock’s commitment to Board diversity enhances the Board’s involvement in our Company’s multi-faceted long-term strategy and inspires deeper engagement with management, employees and clients around the world.

Board diversity at BlackRock

We are committed to delivering long-term financial performance

By focusing on the key elements of our business that we can control, we look to generate differentiated and sustainable organic growth, and demonstrate the benefits of scale through operating leverage while re-investing in our business for future growth. In addition, we are committed to returning excess cash to shareholders through a consistent capital management strategy.

Total return since BlackRock’s IPO

Over the past five years, we delivered 57% in total return for shareholders. And we delivered 7,700% since we went public in 1999.

We prioritize human capital

As an asset manager, the long-term sustainability of our firm is heavily dependent on our most important investment – the one we make in our people. That’s why we’re dedicated to creating an environment where our colleagues feel welcomed, valued and supported with networks, benefits and development opportunities to help them thrive. We are committed to protecting the human rights of our employees through policies that seek to provide equal treatment. We are also dedicated to providing a safe and healthy working environment for all employees.

Health and safety

We work as One BlackRock

We believe that maintaining a strong corporate culture is an important component of our human capital management practices and critical to our long-term success. Our culture is underpinned by five core principles that unify our workforce and guide how we interact with our employees, our clients, the communities in which we operate and our other stakeholders: (1) We are a fiduciary to our clients; (2) We are One BlackRock (1BLK); (3) We are passionate about performance; (4) We take emotional ownership; and (5) We are committed to a better future.

We support our employees’ well-being

We care about our employees’ physical, emotional and financial well-being and design our benefits to support employees across many aspects of their lives. To help employees stay energized, engaged and inspired, we offer a wide range of benefits including, where applicable, a strong retirement plan, support for working parents and Flexible Time Off (FTO).

Rewards and benefits

We provide learning and development opportunities

Our learning and development goals center around our investment in our employees, where we are focused on deepening a culture of learning through personalized, intuitive, and inclusive employee experiences to drive career and business impact. Our human capital management practices are designed to provide opportunities for our employees to grow and thrive at every stage of their career: as they join, as they grow, as they need, and as they advance. From in-person and virtual experiences to self-paced digital learning for all employees, through to more selective leadership development programs, our culture of learning helps us identify and grow our leaders from within. Supporting our employees' development is key to our mission to help more and more people experience financial well-being.

Learning and development

We lead with ethics and integrity

Our reputation is one of our most important assets. We hold ourselves to standards that not only meet those required by the laws and regulations that apply to us, but also match our principles, which are rooted in exceeding our clients’ expectations.

Ethics and integrity

As a Participant of the United Nations Global Compact, BlackRock considers methods to implement practices that align its corporate operations with the universal principles on human rights, labor, environment and anti-corruption.

We manage the environmental impact of our own operations

BlackRock pursues a corporate sustainability strategy that is focused on reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of BlackRock’s operations and increasing the efficiency of BlackRock’s operations, where possible. The firm will continue to focus on finding ways to leverage low-carbon solutions, such as renewable electricity to power its operations and using sustainable aviation fuel, where possible.

Environmental sustainability

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Our fiduciary approach to sustainability

Environmentally sustainable business operations

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