ESG Research and Resource Center

This report evaluates global systemically important banks' preparedness for managing climate transition risks in alignment with evolving standards and regulations.

This report examines utility companies' capacity to manage risks amid the recent trend of environmental deregulation across regions.

Highlighting seven key trends we think will shape sustainable investing conversations in 2026 - from climate change and thematic bonds to biodiversity and artificial intelligence.

This report examines the links between climate change and human rights in the cocoa industry, using Morningstar Sustainalytics’ ESG Risk Ratings data to assess how major producers are managing risks.

This report offers an analysis of the evolving regulatory landscape, health and environmental impact, and company-level responses to the ESG risks associated with next-generation products in the tobacco subindustry.

In our latest EU Taxonomy Reporting Review, Morningstar Sustainalytics examines company reported data on taxonomy-aligned activities for more than 1,100 non-financial companies and assesses the progress companies are making in reporting their taxonomy alignment.

Climate Transition Leaders 2025 highlights 21 companies that are front runners in their sectors with respect to preparing for the climate transition and effectively mitigating their climate impact.

Offering insight into how investors can leverage sovereign GSSS+ bonds to assess countries’ climate commitments and help inform their capital allocation decisions.

The second part of this report delves into the key qualitative and quantitative factors used to measure impact and risk in the Controversy Rating.

This report highlights how distinct risk and impact signals, now available in our Controversies Research, can support investors’ evaluation of company incidents.

This year's survey of over 500 asset owners globally reveals a community deeply committed to its fiduciary responsibilities, while navigating increasingly significant disruption and uncertainty in capital markets and a complex regulatory landscape.

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

Focusing on periods of economic shock, this report examines the link between US firms' ESG Risk Ratings and their financial performance.

Now in its fourth year, the report features responses from 25 asset owners who were interviewed about the challenges they are facing and how they are working through them.

This report examines 15 recent shareholder resolutions at US companies that address oversight and transparency in the use of AI.

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

This report offers institutional investors strategies to finance decarbonization activities in emerging markets, which are expected to be the largest source of future emissions growth.

Download a sample report to discover how our UoP assessment enhances transparency and provides clear, measurable insights into the real-world impact of your bond or loan.

The latest report in our “10 for” series draws on our latest research and highlights ten ESG themes that we think will affect corporate value chains in 2025.

This stewardship research report analyzes data from the 2024 proxy voting seasons and compares it with previous years. It shows that asset managers’ backing for E&S proposals hit a five-year low in 2024.