BlackRock iShares Aladdin Our company Investors Canada EN FR Sign In About us Products Investment themes Insights & education Resources Corporate Sustainability BlackRock’s purpose is to help more and more people experience financial well-being. In pursuit of our purpose, a focus on long-term sustainability is embedded across our business. Key resources Sustainability mission statement SASB disclosure Code of business conduct & ethics Supplier code of conduct & ethics PRI report Awards and recognition BlackRock is being recognized for our leadership in corporate social responsibility, sustainability, investment stewardship, transparency and inclusion and diversity. Learn more Clients Shareholders Employees Communities BlackRock manages $6.96 trillion* (USD) of assets on behalf of diverse clients around the world. We dedicate ourselves, as a fiduciary, to looking after and growing the value of our clients’ assets over the long-term. That includes a focus on sustainability. *Source: BlackRock, as of September 2019 We are integrating ESG considerations into our investment processes ESG integration is the practice of incorporating ESG information into investment decisions to help enhance risk-adjusted returns, regardless of whether or not a strategy has a sustainable mandate. There is no one-size-fits-all approach but at BlackRock we see it as being about making research, data and insights available to all of our portfolio managers, and working with them to identify potential process enhancements across all investment activities. ESG process integration We are stewards of our clients’ assets As a fiduciary investor, we advocate for sound corporate governance and sustainable business practices that result in long-term value creation for our clients. Investment stewardship We provide more choices through BlackRock Sustainable Investing We have a platform of dedicated sustainable investment solutions that align capital with certain behaviors, activities or outcomes via ESG, thematic, and impact approaches. This includes clean energy investments for clients who wish to access the green and energy transition sectors. We also have investment solutions that eliminate exposures to certain sectors or activities through screened solutions. Sustainable investing solutions Exclusionary screens Removal of certain companies based on specific content such as business involvement, sector or controversy. ESG Broad We score ESG data at the security or asset level and weight it to provide an investment solution that aligns capital with stronger ESG performance. ESG Thematic We focus on particular E, S or G issues, such as carbon emissions or the diversity of a company's workforce, and weight them in a thematic sustainable solution. Impact We identify a specific sustainable outcome as a goal of the investment solution, and provide dedicated progress reports against that outcome. We advocate for public policy In-line with our purpose of helping more people experience financial well-being, we embrace a broader set of responsibilities to advocate for public policies that increase financial market transparency, protect investors and facilitate responsible growth of capital markets for all investors. Public policy We are a leader in risk management Our Aladdin technology gives us an enterprise view of BlackRock. In addition, a separate group provides risk oversight of investment management, identifies and helps manage counterparty and enterprise risks, coordinates standards for firm wide investment performance measurement and determines risk management-related analytical and information requests. 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