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Assessing Japanese Companies Alignment with the U.N. Sustainable Development GoalsThe process of achieving the UN SDGs is estimated to unlock a USD 12 trillion of market opportunities by 2030. Are private sector firms aligning their business models with the SDG themes? Despite a higher revenue exposure to the SDG related solutions relative to global peers, most Japanese firms may have not set the framework to tap the profit potentials of the themes. The downward trend in R&D per sales among the firms with climate change solutions and the limited revenues derived from...
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Women on Boards: Progress Report 2017MSCI ESG Research has reported annually on the state of women’s representation on corporate boards of directors since 2014, continuing the work begun by GMI Ratings in 2009. Over the course of 2018, we will provide a suite of analysis as part of the MSCI ESG Corporate Gender Diversity Series. In this paper we provide an update on the advancement of women on the boards and in the executive suites of large global companies. Overall progress has been slow, even lagging the business-as-usual rate...
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The SDGs and Sustainable Impact: A Practical Guide for InvestorsInvestors across the institutional, wealth, and retail spaces are increasingly expressing interest in impact or the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This Executive Summary Screening Guide is aimed primarily at investors looking to measure their public equity portfolios’ alignment with the UN SDGs, define an eligible universe of publicly traded companies for impact-themed investment, or develop a public equity fund with an impact or SDG focus.
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Did ESG Ratings Help to Explain Changes in Sovereign CDS Spreads?Natural disasters, political upheaval and corruption scandals are just a few of the shocks global investors have had to deal with in recent years. Analysis of environmental, social and governance risk factors at the country level may help investors to better understand the cause and consequences of these events, and how they fit into their sovereign credit risk assessment. In this paper we explore whether there was a relationship between our past ESG Government Ratings and subsequent changes...
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Financial Choice ActSection 844 of the Financial Choice Act, if passed, would impose restrictions on the ability of shareholders to submit shareholder proposals at US companies. Proposals have been an important lever for engagement around ESG issues. In this analysis and guide for shareholders, we explore the differences between the current and proposed act and review the impact of the proposed rules on proposals.
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Swipe Right to Invest: Millennials and ESG, the Perfect Match?We take a look at recent studies examining whether ESG investing may help meet growing demand from millennials who want to do good with their investments and how wealth managers are responding to that trend.
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Foundations of ESG Investing – Part 1: How ESG Affects Equity Valuation, Risk and PerformanceMany studies have focused on the relationship between companies with strong ESG characteristics and corporate financial performance. However, these have often struggled to show that positive correlations — when produced — can in fact explain the behavior. This paper provides a link between ESG information and the valuation and performance of companies, both through their systematic risk profile (lower costs of capital and higher valuations) and their idiosyncratic risk profile...
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Death of Diesel: A Scenario Analysis of Which Auto Makers Will Pay Higher Emissions FinesRegulators are considering banning diesel cars in various countries and cities to lower levels of toxic nitrogen oxides. This trend has already impacted auto markets in Europe. Declining diesel vehicle sales reflect a shrinking trust in customers who fear increased restrictions on use and lower re-sale values. This analysis assumed a moderate 30% decline in diesel vehicles in a company’s fleet by 2021 and modelled two different scenarios. Under scenario 1, customers buy petrol...
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MSCI ESG Fund Metrics Launches on Leading Market Data PlatformsPDF
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Have Corporate Controversies Helped or Hurt PerformanceA Study of Three Portfolio Strategies The broad effects of excluding entire business lines, typical of the more traditional values-aligned of a socially responsible portfolio, are generally understood. However, little research has been done on the performance implications of exclusions based on alleged corporate wrongdoing, though such exclusions are common. In this study, we investigate the risk and return impact of excluding companies involved in events negatively impacting stakeholders,...