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The New Climate Reality

Extreme weather events are the new normal, a growing risk that businesses and investors are learning to manage. At the same time, they are meeting the challenge with creative market solutions that have long-term impact.

Global Capital Markets

Ten Years In, Green Bond Market Is Poised for Growth

Sep 25, 2018

Among both issuers and investors, demand for climate-friendly bonds continues to rise.

Investment Management

Measuring Impact, By the Numbers

Oct 2, 2018

How can straight-forward measures help investors quantify the impact that their portfolio has on the environment, society, and corporate governance?

Firm Leadership

A New Threshold for Sustainable Finance

Sep 26, 2018

Investors, both individual and institutional, are seeking ways to channel their capital toward climate change solutions.

Wealth Management

How to Build a Green Portfolio

Jan 2, 2019

You can seek to generate positive financial returns while benefiting the environment, but shifting your entire portfolio may take patience.

Ideas Podcast

Jessica Alsford on Climate Change and ESG

Sep 26, 2018

Special Episode: Climate change and ESG Research with Jessica Alsford.

Institute for Sustainable Investing

Protecting Real Assets Amid Climate Extremes

Sep 11, 2018

Climate change poses growing challenges for investors in real assets. What’s the key to building resilience into real-asset investments?

About Us

Reducing Our Footprint at Morgan Stanley

Read about our longstanding commitment to reduce energy consumption, improve energy efficiency and procure renewable energy across our global operations.

Research

Could Green Hydrogen Fuel a Reduced-Carbon World?

Green hydrogen could revolutionize energy production, helping utilities run more flexible power grids while reducing fossil fuel emissions.

Firm Leadership

More Asset Owners Embrace Sustainability

Jun 18, 2018

In a survey, 70% of institutional investors said they're integrating sustainable investing into their process, signaling how quickly the ESG imperative is catching on.

Ideas

Can a Building Save Energy, Money and Maybe Your Job?

Sep 15, 2017

The Bullitt Center in Seattle is a sustainable building icon, but the impact of this sort of construction can ripple across the economy and into the bottom line.

Ideas Podcast

Will Electric Cars Take Us Back to the Future?

Nov 1, 2017

Electric vehicles are poised to dominate global markets in the next few decades. What impact will they have on how we live our lives?

Research

Could Mexico Be Powered by the Sun?

Jul 12, 2017

With renewable energy on the upswing, Mexico is poised to become a major mover in the solar market—manufacturers and others could reap the rewards.

About Us

Carbon Neutral by 2022

Morgan Stanley commits to sourcing 100% of its global energy needs from renewable energy by 2022.

Institute for Sustainable Investing

Real-Estate Value Going Green

Mar 31, 2016

New green technology could boost asset values of US office buildings by as much as $35 billion.

Institute for Sustainable Investing

A New Frontier for Tech Innovation

Sep 14, 2017

Fighting climate change is not just an environmental imperative, it's also a fast growing global industry that's driving economic growth and forging a new technology frontier.

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