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Earth Day 2021: Rehabilitating Our Planet

Apr 20, 2021

As the world charts a post-pandemic recovery, businesses, investors and governments focus on rehabilitating the planet’s climate and ecosystems through the scale of capital markets.

Investment Management

Aligning Stock Investments With the Paris Agreement

These climate-change investing strategies can help investors prioritize their portfolios to address global warming.

Institute for Sustainable Investing

Morgan Stanley Commits $1 Trillion for Sustainable Solutions

We are tripling our pledge to finance low-carbon solutions as part of an enhanced effort to support the U.N.’s Sustainable Development Goals.

Investment Management

Can Sustainable Bonds Power a Greener, More Equitable Recovery?

With a growing emphasis on sustainable bonds, the fixed income market is poised to offer investors a critical resource in rebuilding a greener and more inclusive global economy.

Institute for Sustainable Investing

Real Progress in Tackling Plastic Waste

As our planet’s plastic pollution problem worsens, we’re working to scale solutions as part of our Plastic Waste Resolution.

At Scale Podcast

Finding Inspiration in a Coconut

Audrey Choi talks with Jenna Jambeck about the scale of the plastic waste problem and with David Edwards about how he’s reimagining food packaging.

Institute for Sustainable Investing

BeeBank & Brokerage Wins 2021 Sustainable Investing Challenge

A team from the University of Oxford won with a proposal for financing that supports beekeepers and biodiversity conservation.

Thoughts on the Market

Thoughts on the Market Podcast

Mid-Year Commodities Outlook: Risks Ahead?

Commodities prices have seen big moves over the last several months, but could a potentially stronger dollar and the mechanics of supply and demand cool the rally?

Wealth Management

Risks and Opportunities of Climate Change

Climate change presents risks, but there are ways for investors to take part in positive change.

Institute for Sustainable Investing

Sustainable Funds Outperform Peers in 2020 During Coronavirus

Sustainable funds weathered stock and bond markets better than traditional peer funds during coronavirus in 2020, according to the Morgan Stanley Institute for Sustainable Investing.

The Future of Food: 4 Solutions for a Hungry Planet

Learn why feeding the world's growing population will prove ever more difficult; but innovative solutions with investment potential could be ahead.

Energy and Climate Change: A Story in 11 Charts

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.

Wealth Management

How to Tackle Climate Change in Your Portfolio

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.

Global Capital Markets

Companies Tap Bonds for Social Impact During Coronavirus

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.

Sales and Trading

Foundations’ Social Bonds Offer Funding Lifeline for Nonprofits

In a move that could change philanthropy, foundations are asking investors to finance grant-making to nonprofits, which are essential to a post-pandemic recovery and more equitable future.

Investment Management

5 Climate Change Metrics for Investors in a Decarbonizing World

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.

Investment Management

Five Sectors to Watch as the World Addresses Climate Change

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

Institute for Sustainable Investing

Uncharted Waters: A Ganges River Expedition to Study Plastic Waste

How scientists, communities in India and Bangladesh and one citizen science mobile app are helping mitigate plastic waste in the Ganges.

Institute for Sustainable Investing

Refugee ETF Wins 2020 Sustainable Investing Challenge

The team from NYU’s Stern School of Business and Wagner School of Public Service proposed a novel ETF designed to facilitate the economic integration of refugees.

A Year of Advancing Our Plastic Waste Reduction Goals

In the year since we announced our Plastic Waste Resolution, we’ve reduced plastic in our operations and tapped the capital markets to create investable solutions.

Firm Leadership

Why Plastic Waste is a C-Suite Issue

Developing solutions to prevent plastic waste can be a strategic business opportunity, and it’s time for C-suite members to recognize it, says Chief Sustainability Officer Audrey Choi in Harvard Business Review.

Wealth Management

Sustainable Investing: Mutual Funds

Learn to choose a sustainable mutual fund that is focused on ESG (environmental, social, governance) factors toward both investing and sustainability goals.

Wealth Management

How to Build a Green Portfolio

You can seek to generate positive financial returns while benefiting the environment. Here are some different ways to approach that transition.