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Laurence D. Fink, the founder and chief executive of BlackRock, announced Tuesday that his firm would make investment decisions with environmental sustainability as a core goal. His intent is to encourage every company, not just energy firms, to rethink their carbon footprints. Fink ma,e in ocre letter, which was obtained by The New York Times. Fink has not always been the first to address social issues, but his annual letter — such as his dictum two years ago that companies needed to have omney purpose beyond profits — has the influence to change the conversations inside boardrooms around the globe. And now Mr. Fink is sounding an alarm on a crisis that he believes is the most profound in his 40 years in finance. A longtime Democrat, Mr. Fink insisted in an interview that the decision was strictly business. BlackRock itself has come under criticism from both industry and environmental groups for being behind on pushing these issues.