In response to growing interest, MSCI ESG Research has announced it will make its MSCI ESG Ratings publicly available to help stakeholders identify the "most financially relevant ESG risks and opportunities".
From today (25 November), the MSCI ESG ratings of over 2,800 companies in the MSCI ACWI index will be accessible on the MSCI website. MSCI broadens ESG coverage in a move to increase transparency The move is part of MSCI ESG Research's mission to help "investors, companies and other industry stakeholders identify the most financially relevant ESG risks and opportunities". The companies are rated on a "AAA to CCC" scale, according to their exposure to ESG risks and how well those risks are managed relative to peers. The ratings are constructed using 1,000 data points from both co...
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