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Engagement Is a Powerful Force in Climate Action
Sep 19, 2023 Chris Cote, Harlan TuffordAs the urgency of addressing climate change continues to grow, investor engagement could be key to holding companies accountable for their environmental impact and influencing corporate climate strategies and net-zero commitments.

The Potential Impact of El Niño on Sovereign Debt
Sep 18, 2023 Alexander Schober, Cole MartinWith a very strong likelihood of an El Niño event forming by the end of 2023, we take a look at the impact such events have had in the past on the debt-to-GDP ratios of global sovereigns and what this could mean for impact investors.

Understanding the Drivers of Transition-Risk Climate VaR
Aug 18, 2023 Zoltán Nagy, Rob Barnett, Guido GieseClimate stress-testing models like MSCI Climate VaR may be complex, but their main mechanisms can be explained using linear regression. This helps transform input variables into risk outputs, making it easier for investors to understand the primary drivers.

Tracking Multi-Asset-Class Portfolios’ Emissions
Aug 8, 2023 Xinxin Wang, Zoltán Nagy, Guido GieseOur previous research discussed a framework for investors to attribute changes in equity portfolios’ emissions to their primary drivers. We now adapt it to identify and analyze two approaches to tracking a multi-asset-class portfolio’s carbon footprint.

Making the Most of Mandatory Climate Disclosures
Aug 1, 2023 Rob Barnett, Sylvain VanstonAs TCFD reporting grows more sophisticated, investors may be able to use climate data to make meaningful disclosures across their firms. We explore three key topics: choice of metrics, internal consistency and cross-functional applications.

Do Agency CMOs’ Financed Emissions Have Duration?
Jul 20, 2023 Joy Zhang, Yihai Yu, Anant BhatnagarThe market for collateralized mortgage obligations backed by agency residential mortgage-backed securities is a major source of financing for U.S. homeownership. But what is this market’s total emissions footprint? We use our model to calculate it.

Funds and the State of European Sustainable Finance
Jul 18, 2023We assess the degree of sustainability-related disclosures for European-domiciled funds, their performance on, and disclosure of, select adverse impact indicators, and exposure to sustainable investments.

Labeled Bonds: Quarterly Market Overview Q1 2023
Jul 14, 2023We assess the latest issuance trends and the overall market by multiple bond and issuer characteristics to identify key developments in the rapidly growing and increasingly diverse labeled-bond market.
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Foundations of ESG Investing
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MSCI ESG Fund Ratings aim to measure the resilience of mutual funds and ETFs to long term risks and opportunities arising from environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues.
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