ESG Research and Resource Center

Understanding the move towards human rights due diligence in Asia.

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.

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.

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.

Examining the opportunity set within the Morningstar Sustainalytics coverage universe, focusing on companies involved in military contracting.

Demonstrating how investors can leverage climate transition risk and management data to serve different use cases and support proprietary tools that are aligned with existing climate frameworks.

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.

Companies that can maintain operations through a wildfire crisis have a powerful advantage.

This article covers how De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB), the central bank for the Netherlands, is intensifying its expectations around ESG risk management and disclosure and its implications for investors.

This article explores how labor dispute management can impact companies' ESG risk within the restaurants subindustry.

This article examines the oil and gas industry's key infrastructure projects through an ESG lens, including the Trans Mountain Expansion, LNG Canada, and the Pathways Alliance carbon capture storage project.

Morningstar Sustainalytics no longer collects non-public information from issuers as part of its ESG Risk Rating or Low Carbon Transition Rating (LCTR) assessments. This article explains what the change means for investors and issuers.

This article explores how the impacts of powering US data centers for AI are emerging as major challenges. Meeting the electricity needs of AI will increasingly depend on how quickly grid infrastructure, siting processes, and permitting systems can adapt.

Explore the risks and opportunities facing investors within the blue economy.