What are ESG ratings for? A decade ago, only a handful of investors understood and used them.

This week we discuss the ESG trends that may shape the environment for investors and companies in the year ahead.

Explore whether political divisions between states would be reflected in the ESG records of companies headquartered in each.

Find complete details of data metrics and sources used to determine the ESG Rating of International Paper, a US-based producer of paper products.

MSCI offers over 1,500 ESG & Climate Indexes covering equities and fixed income, which are spread across four overarching objectives.

This interactive dashboard will provide an overview of the main categories of ESG bonds and the more narrowly defined thematic bonds within these broader bond categories.

The 40% increase of ESG indexes revealed by the Index Industry Association’s CEO, Rick Redding last week piqued our curiosity. Why so large a rise? How has it differed across the world? What role have investors and regulators played? We pick up our conversation with Rick, joined by MSCI’s Head of ESG Index EMEA, Veronique Menou.

Watch our latest Asset TV video to learn why there is an increased demand from investors to incorporate Factor and ESG principles into their portfolio construction process.

This week we talked about labor’s victory at Amazon and the IPCC’s most recent Climate Change report.

Investors are facing unique challenges of heightened market volatility, macro uncertainty and geopolitical crises.