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ESG INVESTING
Better investments for a better world
WHY ESG INVESTING?
WHY ESG INVESTING?
ESG Investing (Sustainable Investing) is growing exponentially as more investors
and issuers utilize ESG and climate data and tools to support their investment
decision making. MSCI’s ESG origins date back to 19881. Our first ESG index was
launched in 19902. We’ve been rating companies based on industry material ESG
risks since 19993.
We’re proud to work with over 1,700 clients4 worldwide including leading pension
funds, asset managers, consultants, advisers, banks and insurers. If you’d like
to learn more about integrating ESG and climate considerations into your
investment processes and how MSCI can help, please explore the resources on this
page.
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OUR CLIENTS
We understand that when it comes to ESG investing, one size does not fit all.
Our 34 years of experience1 in objectively measuring and modeling ESG
characteristics and developing solutions for many of the world’s investors, has
helped us identify common integration use cases by investor type. Explore our
esg integration interactive to learn more about how different types of investors
use our ESG and climate solutions. As our client ecosystem evolves, we will
continue to expand the use cases and add more resources.
If you would like to learn more about how we can help you integrate ESG and
Climate insights.
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OUR SOLUTIONS
OUR PRODUCTS
Our aim is to be your one-stop-shop for ESG and climate solutions. Our
award-winning5, gold standard6 ESG ratings and climate data and research are
developed inhouse and are integrated across our index, analytics and real asset
solutions.
ESG INVESTING - OUR PRODUCTS
* ESG RATINGS
MSCI ESG Ratings aim to measure a company’s management of financially
relevant ESG risks and opportunities.
* ESG DATA AND SOLUTIONS
Our team of experts is focused on in-depth research, ratings and analysis of
the environmental, social and governance-related business practices of
thousands of global companies.
* ESG INDEXES
MSCI ESG Indexes are designed to represent the performance of the most common
ESG investment approaches by including, re-weighting or excluding companies
by leveraging ESG criteria.
* CLIMATE INDEXES
MSCI offers climate indexes for both Equity & Fixed Income that aim to meet
the variety of needs of institutional investors who wish to address climate
change.
* ESG AND ANALYTICS
Seamless integration of ESG and climate research, data and indexes to support
portfolio construction, risk and performance attribution monitoring and
reporting.
* REAL ESTATE CLIMATE SOLUTIONS
Real Estate Climate Value-at-Risk (Climate VaR), a forward-looking and
return-based valuation assessment for individual assets and portfolios.
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ESG TRANSPARENCY TOOLS
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ESG FUND RATINGS SEARCH TOOL
ESG Fund Ratings aim to measure the resilience of mutual funds and ETFs to long
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ESG INVESTING RELATED CARDS
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CONTACT US
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CLIMATE LAB ENTERPRISE
Climate Lab Enterprise provides the tools and data needed to align portfolios
with climate targets for a net-zero future.
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CLIMATE AND NET-ZERO SOLUTIONS
MSCI offers a suite of tools to help institutional investors benchmark, measure
and manage portfolio exposure to climate risk, identify low carbon investment
opportunities, and support investors seeking to set a net-zero target.
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ESG FUNDS IN FOCUS
We bring focus to more than 52,000 funds through ratings, research and insights
into the latest ESG trends driving risk and opportunities.
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ESG AND CLIMATE GUIDE FOR ADVISERS
Advisers with the knowledge and tools to understand the nuances of ESG and
Climate investing and position client portfolios accordingly can deliver
additional value to clients and strengthen relationships.
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ESG INVESTING FOOTNOTES
MSCI ESG Research LLC. is a Registered Investment Adviser under the Investment
Adviser Act of 1940. The most recent SEC Form ADV filing, including Form ADV
Part 2A, is available on the U.S. SEC’s website at
www.adviserinfo.sec.gov (opens in a new tab).
MIFID2/MIFIR notice: MSCI ESG Research LLC does not distribute or act as an
intermediary for financial instruments or structured deposits, nor does it deal
on its own account, provide execution services for others or manage client
accounts. No MSCI ESG Research product or service supports, promotes or is
intended to support or promote any such activity. MSCI ESG Research is an
independent provider of ESG data, reports and ratings based on published
methodologies and available to clients on a subscription basis. We do not
provide custom or one-off ratings or recommendations of securities or other
financial instruments upon request.
ESG ADV 2A (PDF, 355 KB) (opens in a new tab)
ESG ADV 2B (brochure supplement) (PDF, 232 KB) (opens in a new tab)
1Through our legacy companies KLD, Innovest, IRRC, and GMI Ratings. ESG and
climate data, research and ratings are produced by MSCI ESG Research LLC and are
used as an input to the MSCI ESG indexes, calculated by MSCI, Inc.
2MSCI KLD 400 Index https://www.msci.com/msci-kld-400-social-index
3Origins of MSCI ESG Ratings established in 1999. Produced time series data
since 2007.
4MSCI ESG Research LLC clients
5The Extel & SRI Connect Independent Research in Responsible Investment (IRRI)
Survey – 2015, 2016, 2017 & 2018/19
6Deep Data Delivery Standard http://www.deepdata.ai/
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