Fund Transparency: Exploring the ESG Quality of Fund Holdings - Excerpt

categories: ESG Products & Services, Research Paper, MOSCARDI Matt, FRANKEL Ken, NISHIKAWA Laura, general

To solve for the next generation of investors’ demands for greater transparency around the ESG characteristics of their investments, MSCI ESG Research is introducing the concept of ESG Quality with the calculation of a Fund ESG Quality Score across over 21,000 mutual funds and ETFs. Funds with higher scores are comprised of companies managing their ESG risks relative to industry peers.

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