ESG Research and Resource Center

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.

Using the Low Carbon Transition Ratings, this article analyzes companies against three relevant metrics for assessing a transition plan's credibility and finds that EU companies continue to outperform their peers.

Discover the elements of the European Sustainability Reporting Standards and the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive, and what they mean for the sustainable finance market.

This article examines the evolution of Article 8 and 9 funds' exposure to the defense sector since 2022.

This report examines and compares key elements of the VSME to the ESRS and evaluates the VSME’s suitability for investors' sustainability reporting needs.

An infographic detailing steps for investors to help decarbonize the real economy.

This report analyzes financial institutions’ compliance with EU taxonomy reporting requirements.

Learn about the evolution in sustainable fixed income investing, our enhanced SPO assessment framework, and the importance of bringing the investor voice to the conversation about funding a sustainable future.

Insights on how regulatory shift in the US could impact how banks consider ESG within their business activities.

A look at the regulatory outlook for sustainable investing and the latest data for fund flows.

Tune in to hear experts share their perspectives on sustainable investing trends and the changing regulatory landscape, as well as changes in proxy voting activities, the influence of dual class share structures and their impact on say on pay votes.

In this article, we highlight key focus areas for companies and institutional investors to prioritize to meaningfully address biodiversity loss.

Experts share their predictions of what will be top of mind for investors and issuers in the areas of ESG risk, regulations, climate transition and sustainable finance for the year to come.

This guide outlines the key elements of a credible climate transition plan and provides step-by-step guidance on how to assess and compare companies' transition readiness.

The perils and promise of impact reporting, from a panel of Morningstar experts.

This report covers six themes that will be top of mind for sustainability-aware investors for 2025, identifying touchpoints that investors will need to learn to navigate in the new year.

This infographic highlights the key focus areas of select sustainability-related regulations from across regions.

This guide serves as a starting point for understanding the impact and key components of the EU Taxonomy Regulation.

In this episode, we look back at some key insights from our guests during this past year - from ESG metrics, to climate, to regulatory issues.