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Press Release
MSCI launches public tool to help corporates and industry stakeholders understand its ESG Ratings modelPDFESG Products & Services ESG Ratings
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MSCI Blog
What ESG Ratings Tell Us About Corporate BondsHow did incorporating ESG factors affect the performance of corporate-bond portfolios? Did ESG add insights beyond credit ratings? How did ESG impact risk and performance of investment-grade and high-yield bonds? Short-dated versus long-dated bonds?
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Research Report
Managing Portfolios in a Low-Rates AgeThe low-rate environment of recent years has affected institutional investors across the spectrum, particularly the insurance sector, which has traditionally allocated a large portion of assets to fixed income. Lower returns from fixed income of late has meant some insurers have had to revise their asset allocations toward assets such as equities. While equities can potentially increase long-term performance, their returns have been more volatile than those of bonds, even over longer horizons...
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MSCI Blog
Zombies on Board: Investors Face the Walking DeadInvestors may think that zombies live only in people’s imaginations, but these brain-munching monsters can haunt corporate boardrooms for years, eating away at a fundamental shareholder right: the right to duly elected representation.
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Press Release
MSCI Launches Climate Indexes to Help Investors Seeking to Align with 1.5°C Paris Climate PledgePDFMSCI ESG Indexes ESG Products & Services
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Research Report
Aligning Portfolios with the Paris AgreementThe pressure on institutional investors to act on climate change and demonstrate its influence on their decision-making and portfolio construction continues to grow. Increasingly, the focus is on the alignment of client investment strategies with the decarbonization pathways required to deliver the global 1.5oC increase targeted by the Paris Agreement. This alignment may be achieved by overweighting companies on a credible path to decarbonization or offering green solutions, while in contrast...
ESG Climate Solutions Research and Screening ESG Products & Services ESG Indexes
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MSCI Blog
Aligning with the Paris Agreement: An Index ApproachInstitutional investors are under pressure to align their strategies with a maximum global temperature increase of 1.5oC as targeted by the Paris Agreement. We examine how they can approach this while respecting other investment constraints.
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Research Report
A Major Step Forward for Scope 3 Carbon Emissions
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Research Report
Flooding in the Yangtze River Basin Threatens Mines and Power PlantsChina’s Yangtze River economic belt accounts for nearly half of the country’s total economic output. Since 2020, the Hubei region has experienced record rainfall and historic flooding that has overwhelmed the banks of the river and the massive Three Gorges Dam. We identified 25 facilities in our coverage universe that are located downstream from the Three Gorges Dam and may be exposed to disruption or damage by the floods affecting the Yangtze River Basin.
ESG Products & Services ESG Climate Solutions ESG Ratings
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MSCI Blog
Scope 3 Carbon Emissions: Seeing the Full PictureHow can investors identify emissions throughout the value chain of companies in their portfolios? We explain what these “Scope 3” emissions are, why they are so important and what actions investors can take as they seek to manage resulting risks.