ESG Research and Resource Center

Examining the potential challenges and risks environmental deregulation may pose to utilities companies.

This report examines utility companies' capacity to manage risks amid the recent trend of environmental deregulation across regions.

Examining the trends, flows and growth drivers in Climate Transition funds for the first half of 2025.

In this episode we sat down with the ESG Proxy Voting Overlay team to discuss their insights from the most recent proxy season.

Highlighting seven key trends we think will shape sustainable investing conversations in 2026 - from climate change and thematic bonds to biodiversity and artificial intelligence.

Understanding the move towards human rights due diligence in Asia.

This report examines the links between climate change and human rights in the cocoa industry, using Morningstar Sustainalytics’ ESG Risk Ratings data to assess how major producers are managing risks.

The 2025 proxy season saw big tech face tough questions from shareholders about the credibility of meeting climate commitments while also expanding the adoption of energy-intensive AI.

This report offers an analysis of the evolving regulatory landscape, health and environmental impact, and company-level responses to the ESG risks associated with next-generation products in the tobacco subindustry.

In our latest EU Taxonomy Reporting Review, Morningstar Sustainalytics examines company reported data on taxonomy-aligned activities for more than 1,100 non-financial companies and assesses the progress companies are making in reporting their taxonomy alignment.

Following the European Commission’s release of plans to overhaul the SFDR, we examine what the new landscape of EU sustainability-related funds (Article 7, 8, and 9) could look like under the new rules.

Understanding the challenges facing financial institutions and considering the potential next steps investors can take to address nature-related risks and opportunities.

Understanding recent developments involving countries and companies linked to prohibited and controversial weapons.

Assessing climate transition plans and understanding changes and approaches to the French Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) label.

Climate Transition Leaders 2025 highlights 21 companies that are front runners in their sectors with respect to preparing for the climate transition and effectively mitigating their climate impact.

Offering insight into how investors can leverage sovereign GSSS+ bonds to assess countries’ climate commitments and help inform their capital allocation decisions.

Exploring actions asset owners may take to address climate-related systemic risks.

Understanding the role that companies and the EUDR play in increasing supply chain traceability and eliminating deforestation from the sourcing of palm oil.

The second part of this report delves into the key qualitative and quantitative factors used to measure impact and risk in the Controversy Rating.

This report highlights how distinct risk and impact signals, now available in our Controversies Research, can support investors’ evaluation of company incidents.