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Innovationontheroadtonetzero We’rededicatedtoadvancingclimateinnovationtohelpourclientsachievetheirsustainableinvestinggoalsandbuildanetzeroeconomythatserveseveryone. Pursuinglong-termvalueforourclients BlackRockInvestmentStewardship'sengagementandvotingactivitiesaimtoadvancethelong-terminvestmentgoalsofourclients.Inanewreport,weprovideinsightintooureffortsthroughafocusonproxyvotingfromJuly1,2020-June30,2021. Our2021investmentstewardshippriorities Weuseourvoice,onbehalfofourclients,toengagecompaniesongovernanceandsustainabilityissues.Learnaboutour2021priorities. LarryFink's2021lettertoCEOs In2020,theworldnotonlyconfrontedthepandemic,italsosharpeneditsfocusontheexistentialthreatofclimatechange.Aneconomictransformationisacceleratingasmorepeoplefocusontheglobalgoalofnetzeroemissionsby2050. Ournetzerocommitment Theglobaltransitiontoanetzeroeconomyisaccelerating,withdramaticimplicationsforinvestors.Learnhowwe’rehelpingclientsnavigatethistransformation. Sustainabilitygoesmainstream BlackRockrecentlysurveyedclientsaroundtheworldtounderstandtheshifttowardssustainableassetsandhowthepandemicmayaffectit.Ourfindingswereclear:Thetectonicshifttowardssustainableinvestingisaccelerating. Helpingourclientsinvestsustainably Oursurveyrevealedthatsustainabilityconsiderationsareincreasinglybecomingacentralaspectofourclients’investmentapproaches.Readourupdateonour2020sustainabilityprogress. Frompurposetoprosperity Ourpurposeistohelpmoreandmorepeopleexperiencefinancialwell-being.We’retakingactiontocontributetoamoreequitable,financiallyresilientfutureforall.Learnwherewestandonourjourneyfrompurposetoprosperityformorepeople. Sustainabilitythroughstewardship We'recommittedtoensuringthatthecompaniesourclientsareinvestedinhavesoundgovernanceandbusinesspractices.OurnewreportoutlinesBlackRock'sinvestmentstewardshipapproachtosustainabilityandtheactionswe'vetaken. Loadmore Loadmore ToviewthisvideopleaseenableJavaScript,andconsiderupgradingtoa webbrowserthatsupportsHTML5video. Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Transcript LarryFink:Ireallybelievethetransformationofleadership,thetransformationofbusinessesisaboutmoreandmoreleadersintheirfocusingonthingsabouttheirstakeholders.They'reconnectingwiththeiremployeesdeeperandbroader,they’reconnectingwiththeclientbroaderandthey'recertainlytryingtobemoreconnectedtotheirsociety.Somuchofthatisinthisletteritisaboutmovingforwardonbetterdisclosure,morecompletedisclosure,especiallyinthatzeroclimatechange.Andinvestingissomethingthatisapowerfuleconomicresult.Aswemovetowardsamoresustainableworldit'sgoingtocreategreatjobs,isgoingtocreateayouknowagreatenvironment,andsoweshouldnotbeafraidofitweshouldallbeembracingitandfindingwaysthatwecouldyouknowbeapartofthatandIthinkthisisoneofthebigmessagesinthe2021letter. LarryFinkonoursustainablefuture LarryFink,BlackRock’sChairmanandCEO,discusseshowtheenergytransition,includingthewidespreadadoptionofnetzero,willfundamentallyreshapetheglobaleconomy. Ourpurposeistohelpmoreandmorepeopleexperiencefinancialwell-being.Togetherwithourclients,we’recontributingtoamoreequitableandresilientworld–todayandforgenerationstocome. LearnaboutBlackRock LearnaboutBlackRock Wherewestand Corporatesustainability Weputanunwaveringfocusonlong-termsustainabilityandensureit'sembeddedacrossourentirebusiness. Learnmore Learnmore Investmentstewardship Weengagewithcompaniestoinformourvotingandpromotesoundcorporategovernancethatisconsistentwithsustainable,long-termvaluecreation. 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