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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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Research Paper
Managing Climate Risk in Investment PortfoliosInvestors are increasingly concerned about how climate change and a transition to a low-carbon economy could impact the risk and return profile of their portfolios. In this case study, we selected a sample portfolio representative of a global actively managed fund in terms of its risk-return characteristics and used the MSCI Climate Value-at-Risk model to examine the different dimensions of climate-related risks. We show how Climate VaR can be used to measure climate risks for the portfolio...
ESG Products & Services Portfolio Management Analytics ESG Climate Solutions ESG Climate VaR
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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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Research Paper
Engaging Companies on Palm Oil DeforestationTop palm oil buyers and producers have set zero-deforestation goals, with many committing to achieve this target by 2020. This paper introduces MSCI’s data and research in this area.
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MSCI Event
MSCI ESG Client Workshops – An introduction to ESG Investing with MSCI ESG Solutions
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MSCI Event
Are you the disruptor or the disrupted?ESG Products & Services Indexes Portfolio Management Analytics Risk Management Analytics Real Estate Products & Services
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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
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MSCI Event
Deconstructing ESG Ratings Performance
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Research Paper
Green Bonds — Trends and BeyondThe rapid growth in green bond issuance since 2015, along with diversification in types and regions of issuers, has resulted in substantial expansion of the Bloomberg Barclays MSCI Green Bond Index. In this paper, we examine the key trends facing the green bond market by analyzing the evolving composition of the index since its inception. We also examine key external trends – emerging regional standards, social and sustainability offshoots, innovative funding instruments – that may broaden...
Indexes ESG Products & Services