MSCI in Practice: Mastering CSRD Compliance: Leveraging MSCI Solutions

The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) sets out requirements for how financial institutions and companies disclose and manage sustainability-related risks and opportunities. As regulatory expectations evolve, so too must the data, methodologies, and tools used to meet them — not only for compliance, but to stay ahead in a rapidly shifting policy landscape. 

This MSCI in Practice session explored how our CSRD-aligned solutions are helping institutions new sustainability disclosure requirements across asset classes, with robust, decision-useful data and tools. 

MSCI also provided a high-level policy perspective on the CSRD framework and a focused look at how institutions are operationalizing its requirements using sector- and issuer-level materiality mapping. Attendees gained insight into the latest dataset enhancements — including carbon markets data points — and how these inform a materiality lens that distinguishes between what’s required under CSRD and what could be of relevance to your portfolios. 

We also highlighted MSCI’s Total Portfolio Footprinting capabilities, showing how our solutions span asset classes to support holistic sustainability analysis and reporting. Key solutions featured included our CSRD Double Materiality Assessment Solution, Climate Value-at-Risk (Climate VaR), and the Nature and Biodiversity Toolkit, helping clients navigate interconnected risks and opportunities through a consistent and scalable approach. 

This session is designed for institutions that have already begun reporting under CSRD, as well as those preparing to meet next year’s requirements. Watch the replay to see how MSCI’s sustainability solutions can support effective, actionable, and compliant reporting across your entire investment footprint.