Through our diverse lines of business, Morgan Stanley supports activities and companies that endeavor to protect the environment. Working with the public and private sectors, we use our financial expertise and capital to strengthen our clients' environmental efforts and promote environmental innovation.

We seek to understand and mitigate the environmental risks that we as a firm may face, and we encourage our clients to do the same.

We strive to reduce the environmental impact of our own operations.

Clean technology investment banking
Morgan Stanley is the leading clean technology investment banking franchise.

We offer financial advisory services to clean technology and renewable energy companies, as well as making direct investments in businesses that bring environmental benefits. We provide our clients with the tools and capital to strengthen their operations and grow their businesses.

Commodities trading
Our global Commodities Group plays a leading role in developing the environmental commodities market, trading and structuring carbon-related transactions and other environmental commodities.

We are active in compliance markets, such as the European Union’s Emissions Trading System.

Environmentally sustainable buildings
Morgan Stanley invests in environmentally sustainable building projects, such as efficiency improvements in new and existing structures.

We also partner with community development organizations and local governments to drive financing models that support environmentally-focused building improvements.

Thought leadership
Morgan Stanley produces investment research on environmental issues such as renewable energy, environmental policy, greenhouse gas emissions and water.

We collaborate globally with experts and specialist groups to promote dialogue on solutions to environmental challenges.

Morgan Stanley is a founding member and active participant in the U.S. Partnership for Renewable Energy Finance (US PREF) which seeks to enhance understanding of renewable energy finance policies. In partnership with leading power companies and environmental groups, we are also one of three financial institutions that founded The Carbon Principles.

Read our 2012 Sustainability Report for more information.