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MSCI ESG Indexes
The MSCI ESG Indexes are designed to support common approaches to environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing, and help institutional investors more effectively benchmark to ESG investment performance as well as manage, measure and report on ESG mandates. MSCI’s ESG Indexes also provide institutional investors with transparency into ESG sustainability and values alignment, together with the ability to compare holdings.
1 Based on publically available information in press releases published from 2014 to date.
As of 27 June 2017 MSCI have re-named two indexes. The MSCI ESG Sustainability indexes will now be named MSCI ESG Leaders indexes, and the MSCI Global Socially Responsible indexes have been re-named as MSCI SRI indexes.
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2 As of Dec 2017, based on Bloomberg, Morningstar and MSCI data. Active AUM includes data as of Sept, 2017 reported in Dec, 2017 by eVestment. Data excludes mandate or policy benchmark related assets.
INTEGRATION
VALUES
IMPACT
BROAD ESG
BROAD esg
ESG Weighted
Sustainability
n/a
SRI
EX Controversial weapons
Catholic values
n/a
Green bond
BROAD ESG – Methodology is based on ESG Ratings reflecting a combination of environmental, social and governance issues
THEMES– Methodology is based on data for specific ESG issue(s)
How to integrate ESG without sacrificing diversification
As institutional equity investors increasingly think about the long term, they may adjust their portfolios to accommodate environmental, social and governance (ESG) concerns in their investment decision-making processes.
MSCI Factor ESG Indexes
MSCI Factor ESG Target Indexes are designed to represent the performance of a strategy that seeks systematic integration of ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) into Factor Investing. They help provide a set of Factor Indexes that aim to be more “ESG-aware”.