Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing is often used interchangeably with sustainable and socially responsible investing. To help investors choose ESG shares, MSCI (NYSE:MSCI), a leading supplier of investment decision support tools, provides the MSCI ESG Rating. These lettering system assigns the coveted AAA rating to the best ESG stocks and funds. The classification shows how a company manages financially relevant ESG investing risks and opportunities. Rating metrics include cli
The recent surge in fossil fuel stocks on the back of the Ukraine war might suggest that investors’ long embrace of climate-friendly companies is starting to cool. While some clients have reframed their approach to energy investments in the light of the crisis and the jump in oil, gas and coal prices, most remain committed to the net zero agenda and, more broadly, to companies that take account of environmental, social and governance (ESG) values. Wealth managers told FT Money that investors remained committed to sustainability despite the “short-term headwinds” against it.
NEW YORK, June 23, 2022--MSCI Inc. (NYSE: MSCI), a leading provider of critical decision support tools and services for the global investment community, announced today the results of the MSCI 2022 Market Classification Review.