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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 Report
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 Report
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 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 Report
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
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Research Report
Five Lessons for Investors From the COVID-19 CrisisThe coronavirus pandemic sparked a surge of volatility across global financial markets. What lessons could investors draw from the COVID-19 crisis? In this paper, we present and discuss empirical evidence supporting five key lessons for investors regarding global investing, managing factors, active management, indexed investing and ESG investing.
Indexes ESG Products & Services
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MSCI Blog
Integrating ESG in emerging markets and AsiaPreviously, we have examined the relationship between ESG characteristics and financial performance in developed markets. In this blog post, we explore whether ESG characteristics have had financially significant effects in emerging markets and Asia.
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MSCI Blog
将ESG融入新兴市场和亚洲市场在我们研究的时间区间内,ESG 评级较高的股票在新兴市场和亚洲(日本除外)地区表现较好,整合ESG 提高了这些地区的回报。
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Research Report
COVID-19 Outbreak Highlights Gaps in Indian Pharma’s Quality ManagementThe coronavirus outbreak has applied supply chain shocks to companies relying on China for their raw materials and key supplies. The outbreak has thrown questions of quality management and resilience into sharp relief for Indian pharma companies that could have significant repercussions on the supply of medicines globally. India is the largest provider of generic drugs globally, and generic drugs account for 20% of global exports in terms of volumes. This report explores the...