What is ESG for? Why aren’t ESG ratings correlated between ratings providers? Is greenwashing a problem in the industry? Is ESG a scam?

ESG methodology documents describe the calculations, data inputs, and processes followed by MSCI ESG Research to maintain ESG methodologies.

ESG investing is growing exponentially as more investors and issuers utilize ESG and climate data and tools to support their investment decision-making.

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MSCI ESG Fund Ratings aim to measure the resilience of mutual funds and ETFs to long term risks and opportunities arising from environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues.

The evolution of MSCI ESG Indexes begins with the launch of the world's first socially responsible index in 1990. Today, we have more than 1,500 equity and fixed income ESG and Climate Indexes

This week we discuss certain conflicts that can arise within ESG investing.

The service is designed to make reporting on the ESG characteristics of portfolios easier, more comprehensive, and more frequent.

This week we talked about the regulatory scrutiny of ESG fund labels and the current state of wind energy.

For short sellers, ESG data offers new strategic considerations. But when it comes to reporting the ESG-related impacts associated with short positions, you’d be forgiven for scratching your head. We take a look at the differences between financial and double materiality and what key investors had to say about this brave, new world.