Events

Our events bring together researchers and practitioners to explore emerging topics on the role of capital markets in the creation of sustainable value. Some are by invitation only to promote targeted problem solving, while others are public conversations designed to spur ideas and the sharing of knowledge. We also support industry events that align with the Institute’s objectives to further debate and alignment across finance, academia, business, government and civil society.

Hosted events

Unlocking the Capital Spectrum – Decarbonization finance for developing economies

November 12, 2024

This roundtable will delve into the current landscape and emerging trends in decarbonization finance across asset classes in developing economies. The discussion will center on identifying effective policy and financing strategies that accelerate the transition to a low-carbon economy while supporting Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs).

MSCI Climate Risk Outlook Survey: Discussion

September 25, 2024

How might a changing climate and the low-carbon transition impact the value of investments according to the biggest global investors, and what range of future climate pathways do they anticipate? Join us on September 25 for a closed-door discussion that will unpack initial top-lines of our inaugural survey of investor expectations for climate scenarios. Insights from this critical conversation will shape the design of a market-consensus scenario to be published by the Institute later this year.

Reality Checking Transition Finance Frameworks

September 23, 2024

Investors are increasingly focused on financing real decarbonization while global greenhouse gas emissions hover near record highs. Join us on September 23 for a closed-door workshop that will delve into net-zero-aligned transition planning with developers of transition-finance frameworks, investors and key leaders from across capital markets. We’ll examine the use of such frameworks in practice, clarify differences in measuring net-zero alignment among them, and surface common measures for tracking progress.

Investor Roundtable on Antimicrobial Resistance

August 28, 2024

We hosted a roundtable with the FAIRR Initiative and Access to Medicine Foundation that examined investment risks and opportunities posed by antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and the strategic integration of health considerations into sustainable investment practices. The discussion delved into how investors can navigate the complexities of AMR, explored innovative investment opportunities, and reviewed development of frameworks designed to address these challenges.

Reality Checking Sustainable Finance

June 4, 2024

Can sustainable investing find its footing amid a wave of critical scrutiny? That was the central question at an Institute-hosted discussion that covered current challenges and opportunities in the field. We convened leaders from finance, academia and business to untangle the latest data on sustainability and performance, explore divergence in ESG ratings, examine the role of diversity in creating value, and address misconceptions that have set sustainable investing up for self-reflection.

Bringing Derivatives to the Climate Table

April 29, 2024

We hosted a roundtable discussion, which convened practitioners, policymakers and standards-setters in London to examine whether (and how) derivatives should be captured in climate disclosure.

A new Climate Data Knowledge Program from the MSCI Sustainability Institute

February 28, 2024

The Institute is building an ecosystem that supports the creation of sustainable value through a series of initiatives that aim to deepen understanding of the impact of climate change on our economy and society.

MSCI Sustainability Institute Launch

September 19, 2023

To celebrate the launch of the Institute, we will convene leaders across the sustainable-finance landscape to foster greater collaboration among capital-markets participants, academics, policymakers, and NGOs on global challenges such as climate change.

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Curating conversations that drive sustainable value

We convene investment-industry practitioners, academic researchers, business leaders and policymakers for compelling encounters designed to produce clear thinking about the creation of sustainable value.

Watch the highlights from our recent event where we took a reality check of sustainable investing

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    Reality Checking Sustainable Finance

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Industry events

PRI in Person 2024

October 8, 2024

We'll be at PRI in Person 2024 is taking place in Toronto on 8-10 October. PRI in Person is the world’s leading responsible investment conference, providing a unique platform for PRI signatories and other responsible investment leaders and professionals to learn, engage and collaborate with their peers around the globe. Insightful discussion and debate, alongside extensive networking opportunities, make this an unmissable event.

Adapt Unbound USA ’24

May 21, 2024

Linda-Eling Lee joined a panel on Industry-Wide Collaboration: Creating a Net Zero Equivalent for Adaptation to share actionable insights, help scale innovative solutions and unlock the critical capital needed to adapt our urban and natural environments to the changing climate.

Milken Institute Global Conference

May 5, 2024

Linda-Eling Lee spoke at the Milken Institute 27th annual Global Conference on the theme of "Shaping a Shared Future."

Assessing climate progress by G20 countries and listed companies

December 6, 2023

Join us on December 6 in the Al Jeer room of the Global Climate Action Hub at COP28, where the MSCI Sustainability Institute has been invited by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change to host a roundtable discussion of climate progress by corporations and governments in the largest economies.

PRI Academic Network Conference and PRI in Person 2023

October 5, 2023

Linda-Eling Lee, the MSCI Sustainability Institute's founding director, will participate in a panel discussion of academic research that explores collaborative investor engagement with policymakers.

GARI Resilient Transition Roundtable

September 21, 2023

The Global Adaptation and Resilience Investment (GARI) working group will host a roundtable session for a select group of leading market participants and experts to provide input into a joint industry effort aimed at highlighting investment strategies that can produce solutions and technologies for a resilient climate transition.

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