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The Sustainable Development Goals, adopted by UN Member States in 2015, consist of 17 goals the world must collectively achieve by 2030 to end poverty, protect the planet and improve the lives and prospects of everyone, everywhere.
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Head of Fundamental Research for BlackRock Sustainable Investing
While measuring the alignment of investments to the UN SDGs is still a complex and evolving task, we believe that their integration in investment decisions can help secure long-term financial performance and is relevant to all sustainable investors.
Our research finds significant overlap between the UN SDGs and company indicators that are material to their long-term performance.
This means that the management of both positive and negative social and environmental outcomes today may become more and more material to company success in the future as countries progress towards achieving the goals.
Redirecting capital towards them could offer 12 trillion dollars of market opportunities linked to our long-term social and environmental wellbeing. Examples include the building of key waste treatment and water infrastructure, and green transportation.
The bottom line is that investing in alignment with the UN SDGs has the potential to deliver value to all investors and will play a key role in accelerating the global transition towards the goals.
In 2015, the United Nations member states adopted 17 goals to improve sustainability worldwide by 2030. To learn more, watch Carole Crozat, Head of Fundamental Research for BlackRock Sustainable Investing explain how investors will play a key role in advancing the process from developing key infrastructure to building green transportation.
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Pursuing long-term value for our clients
BlackRock Investment Stewardship's engagement and voting activities aim to advance the long-term investment goals of our clients. In a new report, we provide insight into our efforts through a focus on proxy voting from July 1, 2020 - June 30, 2021.
Our 2021 investment stewardship priorities
We use our voice, on behalf of our clients, to engage companies on governance and sustainability issues. Learn about our 2021 priorities.
Larry Fink's 2021 letter to CEOs
In 2020, the world not only confronted the pandemic, it also sharpened its focus on the existential threat of climate change. An economic transformation is accelerating as more people focus on the global goal of net zero emissions by 2050.
Our net zero commitment
The global transition to a net zero economy is accelerating, with dramatic implications for investors. Learn how we’re helping clients navigate this transformation.
Sustainability goes mainstream
BlackRock recently surveyed clients around the world to understand the shift towards sustainable assets and how the pandemic may affect it. Our findings were clear: The tectonic shift towards sustainable investing is accelerating.
Helping our clients invest sustainably
Our survey revealed that sustainability considerations are increasingly becoming a central aspect of our clients’ investment approaches. Read our update on our 2020 sustainability progress.
From purpose to prosperity
Our purpose is to help more and more people experience financial well-being. We’re taking action to contribute to a more equitable, financially resilient future for all. Learn where we stand on our journey from purpose to prosperity for more people.
Sustainability through stewardship
We're committed to ensuring that the companies our clients are invested in have sound governance and business practices. Our new report outlines BlackRock's investment stewardship approach to sustainability and the actions we've taken.
Larry Fink: I really believe the transformation of leadership, the transformation of businesses is about more and more leaders in their focusing on things about their stakeholders. They're connecting with their employees deeper and broader, they’re connecting with the client broader and they're certainly trying to be more connected to their society. So much of that is in this letter it is about moving forward on better disclosure, more complete disclosure, especially in that zero climate change. And investing is something that is a powerful economic result. As we move towards a more sustainable world it's going to create great jobs, is going to create a you know a great environment, and so we should not be afraid of it we should all be embracing it and finding ways that we could you know be a part of that and I think this is one of the big messages in the 2021 letter.
Larry Fink on our sustainable future
Larry Fink, BlackRock’s Chairman and CEO, discusses how the energy transition, including the widespread adoption of net zero, will fundamentally reshape the global economy.
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