MSCI Blog

2025 could mark a turning point for sustainable finance, with the EU’s CSRD and global ISSB standards driving transparency. Financial institutions will need to navigate evolving frameworks, balancing compliance challenges with sustainability opportunities.

ESG Climate Solutions

MSCI Blog

COP29 advanced international carbon trading with key agreements. Mixed signals on the energy transition, however, affirm investors’ view of an uneven transformation, while investment to address climate-driven physical risk looks likely to continue apace.

ESG Climate Solutions

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ESG Climate Solutions ESG Fund Ratings

Globally, cash and cards no longer make up the lion's share of retail transactions.

Due to its significant potential, a growing number of companies are exploring AI.

Measure and report financed emissions of your entire portfolio across asset classes with a solution designed to help you get a clear view of financed emissions across of investments in both public and private markets.

MSCI Blog

Some sovereign-bond investors seeking to support climate mitigation might be interested in the idea of increasing their exposure to issuers with lower carbon emissions. Would this have been a good approach? 

ESG Climate Solutions

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ESG Ratings ESG Climate VaR ESG Sustainable Impact Metrics ESG Climate Solutions

MSCI Blog

What’s the state of climate expertise on the boards of the companies in your portfolio? We provide a regional analysis and offer a framework to help investors make their own assessments. 

ESG Governance Metrics

Designed to address climate change holistically, while aiming to align with the Paris Agreement requirements of limiting global warming to no more than 1.5°C.