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Research Report
Women on Boards: Global Trends in Gender DiversityMany institutional investors are increasingly focused on the gender composition of company boards. Our latest research shows that companies in the MSCI World Index with strong female leadership generated a Return on Equity of 10.1% per year versus 7.4% for those without, as of September 9, 2015, though we could not establish causality. We found that companies lacking board diversity suffered more governance-related controversies than average. Global asset owners are promoting a 30% global...
ESG Products & Services Research and Screening
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Research Report
Property Investment and Climate Change Adaptation in AustraliaKEY FINDINGS By mapping meteorological data of temperature zones against office portfolios of Australian REITs and REMDs, we found that as of November 2015 28% of their portfolios fall in zones where temperatures, and associated cooling costs, are relatively high and are likely to rise further as a result of climate change. Similar building performance in terms of energy efficiency between cooler and hotter zones, suggests that the real estate market in Australia may not have fully...
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Webcast
MSCI Webinar: Carbon Footprinting: Assess, Transition, TransformClimate change presents one of the largest economic and political challenges of the 21st century. As the Montreal Carbon Pledge and the Portfolio Decarbonization Coalition draw commitments, concerns about carbon risk continue to grow. Institutional investors are demanding greater transparency into the carbon emissions of their equity portfolios in order to help monitor, manage and mitigate exposure to carbon risk. To support institutional investors looking to address the investment...
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Research Report
Ownership Forms and Governance ControlThe MSCI ACWI Index includes a wide range of ownership forms, just as it includes a wide range of sectors and domiciles, and each of these forms contributes its own unique combination of governance risks that can impact performance.
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Webcast
Applied ESG Research: Making Capital Decisions Using ESG Research and DataThere is growing evidence that integrating ESG research and data into capital decision making processes can potentially help to minimize risks and identify opportunities not picked up by conventional analysis. MSCI invites you to a discussion with a diverse range of ESG experts to explore some of the latest examples where ESG has made a material difference and to examine the different ways investors are applying ESG research and data. Speakers: Chair: Matt Moscardi, Vice President, MSCI...
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Webcast
Up in Smoke: Lessons Learned from the Volkswagen ScandalThe Volkswagen (VW) scandal caught many investors off guard. The repercussions are likely to be felt across the automobile industry for many years to come affecting companies and investors alike. The scandal shines a light on the need for greater corporate transparency. It also ignites the debate over the value of ESG data to detect signals which may be missed by conventional analysis. Join our panel of experts to examine what ESG data and research can tell us about the scandal. The lessons...
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Research Report
Carbon Footprinting 101 - A Practical Guide to Understanding and Applying Carbon MetricsAssessing the carbon footprint of a portfolio is the first step in addressing the investment implications of climate change. Carbon footprinting sets a baseline to inform future actions, which can range from reporting and engagement to decarbonization and integrated risk management.
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Press Release
MSCI ESG Leads the Way as Sustainable Investing Gains MomentumPDFESG Products & Services MSCI ESG Indexes
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Webcast
Can ESG Add Alpha?Popular interest in Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) integration has grown considerably over the past few years, but some institutional investors remain concerned that the inclusion of ESG factors in their process may come at the cost of weaker risk-adjusted returns. Recent research finds that this performance trade-off does not always occur and that ESG factors may add alpha. MSCI analyzed stock returns of two global developed market strategies in the report "Can ESG add Alpha"...
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Webcast
MSCI ESG 2015 Primer for Corporates: Governance in FocusIn this series of webinars for corporate issuers from MSCI ESG Research's Corporate Communications team, we are joined by Ric Marshall, Executive Director at MSCI ESG Research, for an overview of the MSCI ESG Ratings research process with a specific emphasis on corporate governance research and analysis. MSCI ESG Research has a well-established corporate communication and data verification process for issuers to provide feedback regarding the facts contained in our research reports. Join us...