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Ideas

Corporate Climate Action in the Age of COVID-19

Sep 18, 2020

In a world freshly familiar with systemic disruptions, companies are recognizing that climate change poses interrelated risks to the environment, society and business. In response, they're building resilience and offering investors new ways to fund a low-carbon future.

Research

Energy and Climate Change: A Story in 11 Charts

Sep 18, 2020

Worldwide energy demand has risen steadily for the past half century—alongside CO2 emissions. Here are 11 revealing charts that tell the complex story of energy, economies and climate change.

Firm Leadership

Morgan Stanley Commits to Net-Zero Financed Emissions by 2050

Learn about the firm's commitment to provide financing, expertise and thought leadership to support the transition to a low-carbon world.

Research

Legacy Automakers Gear Up to Go Electric

Sep 18, 2020

Legacy automakers may finally be shifting toward electric now that climate change has become the top driver of auto industry fundamentals. Here's how to track their progress toward a cleaner future.

Investment Management

Managing Climate Change Risks with High Quality, Low Carbon Portfolios

Sep 21, 2020

Amid the devastation from climate-related disasters, more investors want to reduce their carbon footprint and still hit steady targets. Here’s a simple and sound approach.

Institute for Sustainable Investing

Sustainable Funds Outperform Peers During Coronavirus

Sep 17, 2020

Sustainable funds weathered stock and bond markets better than traditional portfolios during coronavirus, according to a report from the Morgan Stanley Institute for Sustainable Investing.

Global Capital Markets

Companies Tap Bonds for Social Impact During Coronavirus

Sep 17, 2020

In response to the pandemic and widespread appeals for equality, many companies are turning to the bond market to raise money for projects targeting social change.

Thoughts on the Market

The ABC's of ESG ETF's

Nov 25, 2020

A rare open disagreement between the Fed and the Treasury may have policy implications in the longer term. Michael Zezas, Head of U.S. Public Policy Research, explains.

Wealth Management

How to Tackle Climate Change in Your Portfolio

Sep 21, 2020

With threats from climate change mounting, learn how you can align your investment portfolio with your vision for a more sustainable world while pursuing your financial goals.

Investment Management

5 Climate Change Metrics for Investors in a Decarbonizing World

Jun 23, 2020

In the transition to a low-carbon economy, investors can harness new indicators to assess the risks and opportunities companies face due to climate change.

Institute for Sustainable Investing

Accelerating Systemic Change for Sustainability

Aug 12, 2020

Real progress toward a more sustainable world requires transformation across sectors and disciplines. Morgan Stanley’s new accelerator program aims to support such innovators.

Investment Management

5 Sectors to Watch as the World Addresses Climate Change

Apr 20, 2020

Investors should be aware of the sectors most likely to see the economic effects of new climate change policies.

Institute for Sustainable Investing

7 Insights from Asset Owners on the Rise of Sustainable Investing

May 28, 2020

Sustainable investing is gaining traction in record numbers, according to key findings from Morgan Stanley’s new survey of institutional investors.

Institute for Sustainable Investing

The Missing Piece in the Climate Change Risk Puzzle

Apr 15, 2020

Companies and investors often overlook the costly knock-on effects of climate change. The solution? Accounting for climate change vulnerability.

Sales and Trading

Sustainability Bonds Focus on a More Livable Future

Jan 17, 2020

State and local governments are turning to the capital markets to fund projects that address their biggest challenges, such as climate change adaptation, affordable housing and homelessness.

Institute for Sustainable Investing

Climate Change as an Investment Megatrend

Dec 18, 2019

How investors, companies and regulators are recognizing climate change risks more than ever before.

Investment Management

Bondholders to Companies: Let’s Talk About Climate Change

Jan 15, 2020

Creditors are newly empowered to press for action and financial disclosures on climate change from companies in which they hold debt.

Ideas

Does Earth's Future Depend on Space?

Jul 10, 2020

How satellite technology and space exploration could be the key to addressing climate change—and could be central to sustainable investing in the coming years.

Investment Management

Six Climate Investing Myths Debunked

Sep 18, 2019

The six biggest misconceptions preventing investors from funding solutions to climate challenges.

Research

Biopharma, Climate Change and the Rise of Infectious Disease

Aug 28, 2019

Climate change and warming temperatures could mean increased exposure to infectious disease. Read about the biopharma industry’s growing role combating disease.

Investment Management

Three Climate Tipping Points Shaping Markets

Apr 10, 2019

Investment Management’s Andrew Harmstone says that as we move closer to a climate change tipping point, three other tipping points could help tilt the scales.

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