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Toward Sustainable Impact in Public MarketsInstitutional investors are increasingly looking for ways to steer capital towards companies and projects that provide solutions to major social and environmental challenges, but achieving impact at scale can be a challenging proposition. Following a market consultation, MSCI ESG Research developed a new Sustainable Impact framework and accompanying data and index, designed to measure exposure to sustainable impact solutions and support clients looking to align with the UN Sustainable...
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Nuclear Restart Plan Implications for Japanese Electric UtilitiesKansai, Hokuriku, and Kyushu, three companies with ambitious nuclear restart plans (64%, 69% and 79% of installed nuclear capacity), recorded higher than average radioactive waste intensities per unit of power generated, suggesting they may be more exposed to risks of future costs and unforeseen liabilities from radioactive waste leakages. Further, Kansai and Kyushu had the weakest cash flow to CAPEX ratios among the peer group (-22% and 17% in FY2010-14) – suggesting less buffer against...
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Decoding China's Green Development Strategies in the 13th Five Year PlanChina’s new 13th Five Year Plan continues to emphasize green economic development, introducing an energy use cap and carbon reduction targets. In parallel, policies focused on renewables, clean tech, green finance, and reform of overcapacity SOEs support these targets, creating opportunities for corporate leaders and laggards to emerge.
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Income Inequality and the Intracorporate Pay GapBetween 2009 to 2014, we found that the highest executive total summary compensation at a company grew on average by 20% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) compared to 2% CAGR for the average worker. In our sample of 1,240 constituent companies of the MSCI ACWI Investable Market Index (IMI), we found the largest and fastest growing pay gap occurred within the Consumer Staples and Consumer Discretionary Sectors. We also found a correlation between intracorporate pay gaps and...
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MSCI ESG Research Develops Framework to Support Alignment with the U.N. Sustainable Development GoalsPDFIndexes ESG Products & Services
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Toward Sustainable Impact Through Public MarketsInstitutional investors are increasingly looking for ways to steer capital toward companies and projects that provide solutions to major social and environmental challenges, but achieving impact at scale can be a challenging proposition. The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provide a useful foundation for scalable impact, representing a broad consensus of global stakeholders around 17 ambitious development goals. The new Sustainable Impact framework and accompanying data...
Indexes ESG Products & Services
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Global Sanctions: The Old, the New, and the Implications for InvestorsMultilateral and US sanctions have long played a role in US foreign and security policy. Last year saw the normalization of relations between Cuba and the US as well as a relaxation in US sanctions on Iran. With these and other international developments, what are the implications on US Federal and State sanctions divestment mandates? What do global institutional investors need to know about the sanctions landscape, the countries and companies affected, and the implications on investment...
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Post COP21: Implications for InvestorsInstitutional investors have a pivotal role to play in moving the needle on climate change. They also need to understand the investment risks and opportunities posed by the political, economic and regulatory transformations required to keep global temperatures below 2°C. Key considerations include: Fossil Fuel Demand Misread Managing Company-Level Carbon Risk Understanding Portfolio Level Climate Risk Betting on the Low Carbon Economy - At Scale Watch our webinar to learn...
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MSCI ESG Fund Metrics: Exploring the ESG Quality of Fund HoldingsMSCI ESG Fund Metrics is designed to help clients identify ESG risks and opportunities within their funds and compare them with industry peers and benchmarks. We analyze over 100 ESG metrics measuring exposure to issues including carbon, water, sustainable impact, governance risks and controversies. Each fund receives an overall ‘Fund ESG Quality Score’ which aims to measure the ability of the underlying holdings to manage key medium- to long-term ESG risks and opportunities. We leverage...
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Record Year of Growth for MSCI ESGPDF