News Releases
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June 12, 2024
Morningstar Sustainalytics Introduces Significant Enhancements to its ESG Risk Ratings
Morningstar Sustainalytics announces significant enhancements to its flagship ESG Risk Ratings, covering more than 16,000 companies globally. Corporate governance methodology enhancements were implemented on May 30 and stronger material ESG risk measures will be implemented in the coming months.
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June 5, 2024
Sustainalytics Insight: Voice of the Asset Owner
Asset owners wear many hats as they navigate an increasingly challenging landscape and successfully manage a consistently challenging and dynamic set of responsibilities, according to the qualitative phase of the third annual Morningstar Voice of the Asset Owner Survey.
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May 7, 2024
Sustainalytics Insight: New SDR Rules Up the Ante for UK-Based ESG Product Providers
The first phase of the U.K.’s Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR), known as the anti-greenwashing rule, comes into effect at the end-of-May and will be followed by a series of substantial measures aimed at improving the transparency and naming convention of sustainable investment funds. It’s the most pivotal piece of legislation yet aimed at fostering environmental, social and governance considerations within the U.K. financial sector, says Morningstar Sustainalytics Director of ESG Policy Research Arthur Carabia in a new paper.
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April 23, 2024
Sustainalytics Insight: Six Best Practices of Low Carbon Leaders
As we mark another annual Earth Day around the world, unfortunately less than 10% of the over 8,000 companies assessed globally by Morningstar Sustainalytics Low Carbon Transition Ratings (LCTR) consistently implement best practices. However, bright spots do exist, and a handful of companies are leading by example. In its most recent report based on its Low Carbon Transition Ratings (LCTR), Morningstar Sustainalytics identified six best practices followed by industries leading the low carbon transition.
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April 20, 2020
Environmental Finance, Morningstar takes full control of Sustainalytics
This article focuses on Sustainalytics joining the Morningstar family.
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April 20, 2020
Expert Investor, Morningstar to acquire ESG data firm Sustainalytics
This article focuses on Sustainalytics joining the Morningstar family.
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April 13, 2020
Environmental Finance, Sustainalytics draws up Covid-19 social bond criteria
This article discusses the launch of Sustainalytics' COVID-19 social bond criteria; a methodology for assessing which activities related to the fight against Covid-19 can be financed through the issuance of labelled social bonds.
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April 13, 2020
Barron's, Future Returns: Covid-19 Bonds Emerge as a Financing Tool
This article discusses the rise of COVID-19 social bonds, a new subset of environmental social and governance (ESG) investments for investors. Sustainalytics' Kevin Ranney, Director Sustainable Finance Solutions, is quoted within piece.
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Is there a price to be paid for ESG Investing?
With a growing awareness around sustainability issues and accelerating regulatory developments in Europe, sustainable finance is one of the most significant talking points of our time. But what does sustainability investing mean for stakeholders and what are the resulting challenges? What’s more, what kind of impact does this have on a company’s mid to long-term strategy as well as its short-term profitability? By bringing together representatives from the regulatory side, the financial industry, the non-financial industry and an independent advisory firm, we aim to take a closer look at the consequences for the corporate world and answer a key question - is there a price to be paid for investing in ESG companies?
