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A vision for a sustainable planet
Our goal is to power better investment decisions through innovative research and solutions. The urgency of climate change action is accelerating, and sustainable investing is growing considerably as more investors and issuers use environmental, social and governance (ESG) and climate data and tools to support their investment decision-making. At MSCI, we believe we can speed progress toward a more sustainable planet through our ESG and climate solutions and our actions as a firm.
We regularly report on the progress of our ESG commitments and actions. This section of our website serves as our “Corporate Responsibility Report,” where we provide up-to-date information on these efforts.
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Sustainability Spotlight
Download current and historical reports on our Sustainability Reports and Policies page.
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Learn more about MSCI’s priority environmental, social and governance topics.
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“As part of our mission to power better investment decisions, MSCI provides a wide range of tools that clients can use to make their portfolios and companies more sustainable. We have also embedded sustainability throughout our operations, both because it is the right thing to do and because it can strengthen our long-term performance. From diversity and workforce initiatives to sound governance and our drive for net-zero emissions, sustainability can help us build a more competitive and resilient business.”
Henry Fernandez
Chairman and CEO
“MSCI has urged all capital markets participants to support the push for net-zero carbon emissions. Our own net-zero pledge aligns with the Paris Agreement goal of limiting global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius. We hope it inspires similar commitments from other financial services firms. We believe our collective ambitions can help drive meaningful progress.”
Tia Counts
Chief Responsibility and Chief Diversity Officer
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We are committed to reaching net-zero by 2040. Our near-term, long-term and net-zero science-based CO2e1 emissions reduction targets have been validated by the Science Based Targets initiative.
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We set milestones to achieve in 2025: Source 100% renewable electricity, reduce absolute Scope 1 and 2 Co2e emissions by 60%, and increase to 60% by spend our suppliers with science-based targets2.
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We are committed to providing meaningful disclosure on workforce diversity and engagement annually.
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Our Board is actively engaged in overseeing MSCI's corporate responsibility efforts, including to ensure that our practices complement our ESG and climate leadership.
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Environmental Sustainability
While our environmental impact as a financial services company is relatively small, we take action to reduce our impact on the planet. We believe in being transparent about the progress we make toward our climate-related goals and how we address climate-related risks and opportunities.
Social Practices
Our people are at the centre of how we deliver innovative research and solutions. Our talent management, DE&I, learning and skills, flexible work, and safety and wellbeing programs enable us to attract top talent and create an environment where employees are engaged and can thrive. Acting responsibly is also central to our approach to supply chain management and information security.
Governance Practices
We believe in the importance of robust governance practices. Our leadership structure is intended to allocate proper oversight of key risks, functions and opportunities across our Board of Directors and management, ensuring integrity in everything we do.
Enabling Sustainable Investing
Investors understand today, better than ever before, how sustainability and climate considerations can impact long-term risks and opportunities in financial markets. Our research-based content, institutional-grade data and integrated solutions are designed to help investors create sustainable value and navigate the transition to a low-carbon economy.
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1CO2e is a unit used to express the global warming potential of different greenhouse gases as a single figure, namely the equivalent amount or concentration of carbon dioxide.
22019 is the base year for our CO2e reduction targets.