SI Intro

Investors understand today, better than ever before, how sustainability and climate considerations can impact long-term risks and opportunities in financial markets. Our research-based content, institutional-grade data and integrated solutions are designed to help investors creates sustainable value and navigate the transition to a low-carbon economy.


ESG & Climate Solutions

Data, research and solutions for decision-making

Sustainability and climate solutions from MSCI include indexes, data and research-driven, technology-enabled tools that help investors mitigate the risks and identify the opportunities of a changing world and navigate the transition to a low-carbon economy. Every model, analytical tool and insight for bringing greater clarity to sustainability and climate investing that we produce is designed to help clients make sustainability part of their long-term strategies and reflects our broader mission of helping clients build better portfolios.


Tools

  • Climate and Net-Zero Solutions

    Climate and Net-Zero Solutions

    Tools to help investors take climate change into account and make sustainability part of their strategies.

  • ESG Data and Solutions

    Sustainability Data and Solutions

    Our research, ratings and analysis are designed to help investors understand the sustainability- and climate-related business practices of thousands of companies globally.

  • Climate Change Indexes

    Climate Change Indexes

    Benchmarks designed for building climate-resilient portfolios and making climate change part of the global investment process.

  • Research and Insights

    Research and Insights

    Designed to help investors deepen their understanding, reflect their preferences and improve transparency throughout the investment process.

 

Driving transparency

We are proud to be a leader in driving transparency as investors sharpen their focus on the financial impact of climate change and the value of sustainability data, ratings and disclosure standards. We make our MSCI’s ESG Ratings and Implied Temperature Rise publicly available and searchable without charge for more than 2,900 listed companies globally.


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Leadership and depth of coverage

  • Top ESG index provider

    Top ESG index provider by equity ETF assets linked to its ESG indexes1

  • #1 climate index provider by equity assets linked to its climate indexes

    #1 climate index provider by equity assets linked to its climate indexes

  • 49 of the 50 largest asset managers leverage MSCI ESG Research

    49 of the 50 largest asset managers leverage MSCI ESG Research

  • 8,500+ companies, including more than 16,350 issuers and over 753,450 securities, within our ESG ratings and data coverage

    8,500+ companies within our ESG ratings and data coverage

  • ~2,600 ESG clients globally

    ~2,600 ESG clients globally

  • 44 of the world’s 50 largest asset managers leverage MSCI’s climate data

    44 of the world’s 50 largest asset managers leverage MSCI’s climate data

 

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Recognition

Recognition
Environmental Finance Sustainable Investment Awards 2022 — ESG Investment Tool of the Year, MSCI Implied Temperature Rise
ESG Investing Awards 2022 — Best ESG Index Provider
Environmental Finance Bond Awards 2022 —The Bloomberg MSCI Green Bond Index voted best index for the sixth consecutive year
ETF Express U.S. Awards 2021 — Best Index Provider, ESG ETFs
Fintech Awards 2021— Outstanding ESG Index Service
PRI ESG Research Report of the Year 2020 ESG Trends project: What are the big challenges for the new decade?

Principles - Enabling Sustainable Investing

Codes of Conduct

Japan Code of Conduct for Providers of ESG Evaluations and Data Products

June 27, 2024: MSCI ESG Research is pleased to announce its endorsement of the Code of Conduct concerning the provision of ESG Evaluations and ESG Data Products as defined in MSCI ESG Symbols and Definitions document and MSCI Climate Symbols and Definitions document (“the Code”) published by the Japan Financial Services Authority. Please refer to our Statement of Compliance and related material to see how MSCI ESG Research has addressed the Principles and Guidelines stated in the Code:

ESG Disclosures
Climate Disclosures

In assigning ESG Evaluations and ESG Data Products, MSCI ESG Research applies the principles of transparency, consistent application of methodologies and mitigation of conflicts of interest. We maintain an established staff training programme and have developed procedures that describe how rated entities may review and comment on the data used in ESG Evaluations: Procedures for Corporate Issuer Interaction (PDF, 136 KB)

UK Code of Conduct for ESG Ratings

July 25, 2024: MSCI ESG Research is pleased to announce it has published its first Statement of Application of the Code of Conduct for ESG Ratings Providers provided by ICMA. Please see MSCI ESG Research’s Statement of Application of the Code of Conduct for ESG Ratings Providers provided by ICMA.

Please see ESG Disclosures and Climate Disclosures for additional information.


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SI footnotes

 

1MSCI ESG and climate ratings, research and data are produced by MSCI ESG Research LLC (“MSCI ESG Research”), a subsidiary of MSCI Inc. MSCI ESG Indexes, Analytics and Real Estate are products of MSCI Inc. that utilize information from MSCI ESG Research. MSCI Indexes are administered by MSCI Limited (U.K.).