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- Since our founding in 1935, Morgan Stanley has consistently delivered first-class business in a first-class way. Underpinning all that we do are five core values.
  
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- Since our founding in 1935, Morgan Stanley has consistently delivered first-class business in a first-class way. Underpinning all that we do are five core values.
  
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Research

Sustainability: Risks, Returns & Growth

Sep 15, 2017

Looking at companies, markets, and investments through an additional environmental, social and governance lens to understand them in new ways.

Ideas

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

Sep 14, 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.

Research

Investors Urge More Companies to Go on Low Carb(on) Diet

Sep 12, 2017

More shareholders are taking their demands for better governance on climate change straight to the boardroom, particularly in the oil and gas industry.

Research

A Sustainability Approach to Asian Stocks

Aug 29, 2017

Bottom-line impact drives demand for environmental, social and, particularly, governance data on Asian equities.

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.

Research

Renewable Energy Revolution: Research

Jul 27, 2017

Learn how the economics of renewable power continue to improve and how solar and wind energy are on track to become the world's cheapest power sources.

Research

The Path Ahead After U.S. Leaves Paris Agreement

Jun 8, 2017

What’s the real impact of President Trump’s move to pull the U.S. out of the global accords to combat climate change?

Research

Green Buildings Power Savings & Returns

Jun 20, 2017

The energy-efficiency movement has evolved into a tech-savvy, industrial-strength global business offering substantial savings—and investment opportunities.

Research

Is the Circular Economy the Next Disruptor?

Apr 19, 2017

Squeezing more life out of products and raw materials could be the next disruptive trend in the global markets.

Research

Balancing Risks: Big Data & Consumer Privacy

Apr 24, 2017

Big Data promises companies new abilities to understand customers, but will consumers decide that the benefits aren't worth the loss of privacy?

Research

Batteries May Power Future of Auto Industry

May 19, 2017

Amid a confluence of regulatory, market and technological factors, the production and sales of battery electric vehicles may finally shift into high gear.

Research

Is This the End of the EPA As We Know It?

Mar 24, 2017

Trump administration policies are designed to significantly reduce the power of the Environmental Protection Agency. What could the impact be on industries and investors?

Research

Economics—Not Regulations—Drive Clean Energy & Tech

Mar 29, 2017

In many sectors, such as autos and energy, lower costs and better efficiency—not EPA rule-making—are the real engines of growth.

Research

Renewable Energy Storage: The Next Play

Mar 6, 2017

Learn how renewable energy storage tech has the power to turn solar and wind energy into a reliable source of electricity generation for U.S. utilities.

Research

Corporate Cultural Consequences

Mar 2, 2017

A successful corporate culture can lead to better operational performance and can adapt better. But how can investors analyze the unquantifiable?

Ideas

Is Alternative Energy Really Alternative Anymore?

Mar 30, 2017

How will alternative energy, solar power investment, and utilities take what was on the fringes of science 30 years ago and turn it into the norm?

Research

Impact of Safer-Driving Tech on Used-Car Values

Feb 15, 2017

The recent spike in road accidents and deaths has spurred growth in new safety features—good news for drivers, but not for the used-car industry.

Research

Clean Energy Can Withstand Changing Political Winds

Nov 11, 2016

Wind and solar power are now sufficiently cost-competitive enough in the U.S. to withstand Trump's anti-climate stance.

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