ESG Research and Resource Center

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.

Discover how investment firms can leverage LCTR data and company engagement to help ensure their sustainability-focused funds meet the increasingly stringent criteria from standard setters.

Governments, corporations, and investors are under pressure to ensure transparency around their decarbonization strategies. This article covers the stakeholder responses to growing concerns of greenwashing risks in Canada’s oil and gas sector.

Sustainalytics' engagement trip to Malaysia reveals some of the key transition challenges and leading sustainable practices in the palm oil industry.

In April 2024, members of the GRI Banking Technical Committee met to discuss the key topics to be included in the draft GRI Banking Sector Standard. Read on to learn more about reporting requirements for banks.

GLP-1 medications' proven efficacy for weight loss caused global demand for these treatments to soar. While the heightened demand is promising for biopharmaceutical companies, it also introduces an array of ESG challenges that this article explores.