In depth

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.

Climate change dominates investors’ outlook, Stanford-MSCI Sustainability Institute survey finds

The impacts of a warming world are likely to impact investments in the medium term, say the world's largest owners and managers of assets

These 10 charts show how the world’s biggest investors are integrating sustainability into their decision-making

The world’s biggest institutional investors say unequivocally that climate change is likely to affect the performance of investments over the medium term, a survey by Stanford University's Graduate School of Business and the MSCI Sustainability Institute finds.

Unavoidable opportunity: How to make climate adaptation and resilience investable

How might investors identify companies that are developing or delivering products and services designed to help society withstand the impacts of a warming planet?

Methodology: Developing an investible universe of climate adaptation and resilience companies

Identifying products and services that contribute to adaptation and resilience comes with challenges, as evidenced by the gap between investment (and action) to reduce and eliminate greenhouse gas emissions and investment in technologies for adaptation

17 years of MSCI ESG Ratings and long-term corporate performance

In the latest update to our long-running research on the relationship between MSCI ESG ratings and corporate performance, we find that top MSCI ESG-rated companies have consistently outperformed their lower-rated peers due chiefly to better earnings fundamentals.

Generating lift for low-carbon aviation

The push to decarbonize matters for an industry that contributes about 2% of global greenhouse gas emissions annually.

US firms fall further behind global peers on climate disclosure

U.S.-listed companies lag their peers globally in disclosing their financially relevant climate risks.

Accelerating climate progress in the largest economies

Leaders from the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, the White House, and business and finance share insights for clearing barriers that get in the way of climate action.

Interactive: Are countries on track to meet their climate goals?

Our interactive graphic illustrates two decisions that confront investors and policymakers who aim to assess a country’s contribution to global warming.

Decarbonization appears to be getting harder for listed companies

This interactive chart offers a look at the pace of carbon emissions reductions by G20 countries and companies.

Simulating an orderly phaseout of coal power in the Asia-Pacific region

Our analysis shows the most orderly pathway for phasing out coal power in 15 regional markets, including mainland China, India, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Vietnam and Australia.

Concrete steps for speeding the decarbonization of cement

The cement industry has the potential to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from production by roughly 40% by 2030, according to analysis by Galvanize Climate Solutions and the MSCI Sustainability Institute