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Research Paper
Combining E, S, and G Scores: An Exploration of Alternative Weighting SchemesHow an overall ESG rating is constructed can significantly impact its usefulness. We tested two approaches: equal weighting and backward optimization. Equally weighting E, S, and G pillar scores across sectors showed less financial significance than the stand-alone G pillar score — that is, without E and S scores — over the 13-year study period. Backward optimization showed greater significance than stand-alone G scores but may underestimate the importance of ESG indicators to financial...
ESG Ratings ESG Indexes ESG Products & Services
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MSCI Blog
ESG in Mexico: At a Fork in the Road?Mexican companies’ ESG risk-mitigation practices have come a long way over the past decade, but there has been some slippage over the past two years. We examine the current status and why investors may want to pay attention.
ESG Indexes ESG Products & Services Emerging Markets Indexes
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MSCI Blog
Is There a Green-to-Brown Premium?As investors evaluate the possible reallocation of capital around the transition toward a low-carbon future, we analyzed the characteristics and performance of “green” versus “brown” companies. Was there evidence of a “green-to-brown premium”?
ESG Products & Services MSCI ESG Indexes ESG Indexes Environmental Indexes GICS MSCI Sector Indexes
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Research Paper
Climate Change and Low-Carbon Risks and Opportunities in ChinaA transition to a low-carbon economy could alter the risk-return profile for many industries. The MSCI Climate Change Indexes aim to be practical tools to assist institutional investors in reflecting these potential changes in their investment strategies. They seek to do so by increasing the index weight for providers of low-carbon solutions and decreasing the weight of companies negatively exposed to such changes while seeking to maintain broad market exposure. In July 2020, MSCI launched...
Indexes ESG Products & Services ESG Climate Solutions ESG Indexes
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MSCI Blog
Corporate Bonds Through a Factor and ESG LensCOVID-19 has had a profound impact on how companies manage cash flows and liquidity. Bond investors face the possibility of increased leverage, rating downgrades and defaults. Can factors and ESG metrics shed light on these risks?
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MSCI Blog
ESG Ratings: How the Weighting Scheme Affected PerformanceOur recent research suggests that environmental and social issues were more industry specific and tended to show up in financial measures over a longer time frame compared to governance issues. How can E, S and G issues be combined?
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MSCI Blog
Which ESG Issues Mattered Most? Defining Event and Erosion RisksVery different ESG issues can be material for different industries. Our research suggests that risks can be divided into two main types: “event” risks and “erosion” risks to companies’ long-term competitiveness. Which ones mattered most for E, S and G?
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MSCI Blog
Is ESG All About the ‘G’? That Depends on Your Time Horizon.The conventional wisdom has it that governance is the most dominant of the three E, S and G pillars. But our analysis finds different results when looking at contribution to performance over different time horizons.
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Research Paper
Deconstructing ESG Ratings Performance: Risk and Return for E, S And G by Time Horizon, Sector and WeightingHow are environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings constructed? Which indicators are the most important in assessing ESG characteristics? Does the answer vary by sector? This foundational paper examines the impact on financial performance of two types of ESG indicators: the individual E, S and G pillars scores and the underlying ESG Key Issue scores. They found that these indicators related differently to companies’ financial performance and challenges the conventional wisdom that “G”...
Indexes ESG Products & Services ESG Indexes ESG Ratings Research
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Methodology
MSCI USA Catholic Values Index MethodologyPDF