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These 10 charts show how the world’s biggest investors are thinking about climate risk

On Forest Day, 3 charts that highlight the role of finance in forest protection

Harnessing AI to make climate adaptation investable

Smarter maps, smarter mining for Greenland’s minerals

MSCI and MIT Sloan Fin-Lab: A decade of bridging theory and practice

Sustainability Research Portal

The latest research from leading academics and practitioners

Chart Library

Graphics highlighting the latest sustainability trends

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The state of board composition: Just the facts

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How can I use climate scenarios?
A practical guide

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5 takeaways from our webinar on how the market views climate risk

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  • Curbing climate risk

    Net-Zero Tracker

    To understand how the shift to a low-carbon economy is progressing, follow the money. Read our latest periodic report on progress by the world’s listed companies toward curbing climate risk.

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Climate Scholars Program

Bringing together some of the best minds in finance and climate science to support research by master’s-level students.

Supporting a new generation of climate-finance scholars
supporting a new generation of climate-finance scholars
Recognizing the Institute’s inaugural climate scholars
The Institute’s inaugural cohort of climate scholars examined the power of MSCI’s scenario-analysis tool to serve as an indicator of movement in asset prices and the value of artificial intelligence in surfacing company spending as a proxy for climate readiness.
MSCI and MIT Sloan Fin-Lab: A decade of bridging theory and practice

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MSCI investor guide to antimicrobial resistance warns of widespread risk

Environmental Finance

Climate adaptation may be less sexy than mitigation, but the pay-off is real

Financial Times

Climate adaptation investor roadmap points way through global warming

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  • An investor’s guide to

    Antimicrobial resistance

    The overuse of antibiotics and other antimicrobials poses a growing threat to lives and livelihoods in every region while presenting strategic opportunities for risk-minded investors, according to a new guide published by the MSCI Sustainability Institute in collaboration with the FAIRR Initiative and the Access to Medicine Foundation.

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Episode 5: Discussing systems-level thinking with Caroline Flammer
Episode 4: Navigating climate transition risk with Marcin Kacperczyk
Top research questions on sustainable finance
Curating conversations that drive sustainable value
Episode 3: Reading corporate sustainability news with Aaron Yoon
Episode 2: Alex Edmans on thinking rationally about sustainability
Episode 1: MIT’s Roberto Rigobon on making sense of sustainability ratings
Clearing barriers to corporate climate action
Supporting a new generation of climate finance scholars

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