Awards & Recognition
#1 Capital Markets Industry 2023
BlackRock was named one of America’s Most JUST Companies for the 3rd consecutive year, according to Forbes and JUST Capital. We ranked #1 in the Capital Markets industry. The 2023 list of America’s Most JUST Companies celebrates U.S. corporations that outperform their peers in the Russell 1000 on the priorities of the American people – including issues like fair pay, ethical leadership, good benefits and work-life balance, equal opportunity, customer treatment and privacy, community support, environmental impact, and delivering shareholder return. By balancing the needs of all stakeholders, JUST 100 companies demonstrate that profits and purpose can go hand in hand.
2022 JobRainbow D&I Award Japan
BlackRock was awarded Best Workplace in Japan for the second consecutive year, on JobRainbow’s D&I Index. This recruitment firm focuses on 5 areas of diversity in Japan (Gender, Disability, LGBT, Multi-culturalism and Caregiving) and assesses firms against each of these 5 dimensions on a 100-point based system, BlackRock Japan scored 92, putting it at the top ranking of their four levels (Beginner, Standard, Advanced and Best Workplace for Diversity & Inclusion).
2023 Bloomberg Gender Equality Index
BlackRock was once again included in Bloomberg’s Gender Equality Index. Bloomberg includes publicly traded companies in the Gender Equality Index if they score above a global threshold score established by Bloomberg, reflecting a high level of disclosure and performance across five dimensions: leadership & talent pipeline, equal pay & gender pay parity, inclusive culture, anti-sexual harassment policies and external brand. The 2023 list features 485 global companies across 45 countries and regions, representative of 11 sectors and 54 industries.
2022 Disability:IN Disability Equality Index
BlackRock was recognized as one of the Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion after scoring 100% on the Disability Equality Index. The index is a joint initiative between the American Association of People with Disabilities and Disability:IN. that helps companies build a roadmap of measurable, tangible actions that they can take to achieve disability inclusion and equality.
2022 Eruboshi 3-Star Certification
BlackRock Japan received a 3-star (highest) Eruboshi certification from the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare for its outstanding initiatives and achievements to empower female employees.
2022 Human Rights Campaign Chile
BlackRock was recognized as one of the Best Places to Work for LGBTQ+ Equality or Mejores Lugares para Trabajar LGBT on the Human’s Rights Campaign Equidad Chile index – with the maximum score. The index measures companies on their efforts to become inclusive workplaces across three pillars: adoption of nondiscrimination policies, creation of employee resource groups or diversity and inclusion councils, and engagement in public activities to support LGBTQ+ inclusion.
2023 Human Rights Campaign Mexico
For the second consecutive year, BlackRock was named one of the Best Places to Work for LGBTQ+ Equality or Mejores Lugares para Trabajar LGBT – scoring 100 on the Human Rights Campaign’s Equidad Mexico index. The Mexico-based initiative, inspired by HRC’s annual Corporate Equality Index (CEI) — the national benchmarking tool on corporate LGBTQ+ inclusive policies and practices — is HRC’s first in-country program in Latin America.
2022 India Workplace Equality Index
BlackRock has been recognized as a Gold Employer – an increase from our 2021 Silver Employer designation – on the India Workplace Equality Index (IWEI). The index is India’s first comprehensive benchmarking exercise to measure the progress of LGBT+ inclusion in the workplace.
MLT Black Equity at Work Certification
In 2020, BlackRock signed on to the MLT Black Equity at Work (BEW) Certification Program, achieving approved status the following year – one of the first firms to do so. BlackRock has now achieved MLT BEW Bronze Certification, showing our commitment to advancing Black equity both within the firm and in the communities where we operate. MLT measures progress across five key areas: representation, compensation, workplace culture, business practices and contributions and investments.
2022 Japan Work With Pride
In our third year participating, BlackRock was once again awarded Gold status in the Japan Work with Pride LGBTQ Index. The Work with Pride Index was established in 2016 as the first LGBTQ benchmarking practice in Japan using the PRIDE (Policy, Representation, Inspiration, Development and Engagement/Empowerment) model to assess firms on their practices.
