Investing in companies who exhibit principles of strong corporate governance and who are committed to sustainable environmental and social practices is becoming increasingly important to MSCI’s clients. As a PRI signatory, MSCI is demonstrating its commitment to provide critical investment decision support tools to the growing number of investors throughout the world who are focusing on long-term sustainable investing.

Clients can choose from a wide range of MSCI and ISS tools to help support their PRI goals and mandates.

ESG Integration Tools

• MSCI Intangible Value Assessment (IVA)
• MSCI Global Socrates
• MSCI ESG Impact Monitor
• MSCI Climate Risk Management
• MSCI ESG Indices

Active Ownership and Engagement Services

• MSCI ESG Company and Portfolio Reports
• MSCI ESG Portfolio Audit Services
• MSCI ESG Screener and Data Feeds

MSCI’s governance research and proxy voting products delivered under the ISS brand also help investors fulfill an active ownership role.

Support for UN PRI-related Reporting and Disclosure

MSCI ESG Research supports the work of other PRI signatories, by providing:

• Objective evaluation of corporate reporting, including goals and mechanisms to measure and track appropriate disclosure on ESG issues.
• Tracking of corporate compliance with environmental, labor, and NGO codes, standards and initiatives.
• Acknowledgement of third-party verification of corporate claims and participation with advocacy organizations, such as the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), Ceres, and the Carbon Disclosure Project.