ESG Research and Resource Center

Meta has relaxed its content moderation and fact-checking policies, meaning it could face increased societal, regulatory and material financial risks.

On February 26, 2025, the EU Commission published the omnibus packages on sustainability and investment simplification. This article examines the EU Omnibus and its impact on the CSRD, the CSDDD, and the EU Taxonomy Regulation.

This article shows how investors can use Sustainalytics’ ESG Risk Ratings to identify alcohol companies that are focusing on non-alcoholic products and are well positioned to tap into the growing market and offset a potential decline in sales.

As COP16 resumes for February 2025 in Rome, the article explores how aligning financial flows with biodiversity objectives remains a pressing challenge and one that the UN Biodiversity Conference must address.

Drawing on research from the Low Carbon Transition Ratings, this article assesses the credibility of transition plans of companies that have validated SBTi targets.

This article explores the climate and emergency preparedness of US businesses, including some of its highest emitting sectors, and the readiness of US companies to mitigate the associated risks.

This article explores say on pay voting on CEO compensation, with the aim of illuminating pay practices that lead to low levels of shareholder support. It also identifies opportunities for shareholder engagement based on say on pay voting outcomes.

Discover the approaches investors can take to protect assets and capitalize on opportunities in the face of increasing risks from extreme snowfall events.

This article explains how dual class share structures can distort key governance signals, limiting the influence of minority shareholders on issues ranging from executive compensation to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) resolutions.

Accelerating biodiversity loss and deforestation in Brazil is a growing concern. Learn the key insight gathered from our recent investor engagement trip to the country.

This ESG research article analyzes the main players in the electrical equipment industry and shows that European companies are better equipped to benefit from wind and solar auctions launched in the EU.

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

Sustainalytics' Tom Eveson reflects on the outcome from COP29 and the opportunity for the financial sector to lead as architects for a sustainable future.

83% of US-based issuers have some real estate at high physical risk in worst climate scenario, Morningstar Sustainalytics finds.

On the occasion of COP16, this article updates previous research from Morningstar Sustainalytics showing how investing in companies facing high levels of risk associated with biodiversity loss can have a material effect on long-term portfolio performance.

This article explains the role of building products companies in the global green building transition and why investors should consider them as part of their sustainable portfolios.

This article summarizes the findings from our first EU Taxonomy Reporting Review, examining alignment to KPIs on revenue, opex, and capex on more than 1,300 non-financial companies over the last two years.

The new US EPA drinking water standards and the CERCLA designation of PFOA and PFOS as hazardous substances show increased regulatory oversight and the expanding scope of potential liabilities across the supply chain. This report explores the latest regulatory developments concerning PFAS in the United States.

This article highlights the key role of the private sector in addressing biodiversity loss ahead of the October COP16 summit. It leverages data from Morningstar Sustainalytics' engagement program to reveal how companies recognize biodiversity as a material issue, whether they give the issue board-level oversite, and whether they have a strategic approach to addressing nature and biodiversity loss.

Learn the key distinctions between financial, impact and double materiality and the related implications for issuers and investors.