Sustainable Investing

Approach
Insights
Resources

Our Approach

We view our approach to ESG as a journey that is guided by the needs of our clients, over four decades of active investing expertise and a team of highly experienced investment managers.

We recognize that there are numerous ways to incorporate material environmental, social and governance issues into the investment process. We provide our investment teams with the flexibility to adopt those that best suit the strategies they manage and that allow them to generate attractive returns for our clients.

At the same time, we promote a set of shared principles to guide our collective ESG effort:

Putting
Clients First

Identifying
Relevant Issues

Being Good
Stewards of Capital

Seeking Good
Governance

Investment Management
Sustainability Council

The council drives Morgan Stanley Investment Management's effort to promote an overall framework for integrating environmental, social, governance and sustainability standards into investment processes, product development, engagement and reporting.

Investment Management
Global Stewardship Team

The Global Stewardship team is a group of dedicated ESG professionals that oversees proxy voting and supports investment teams in ESG analysis, engagement, and overall integration efforts.

Morgan Stanley Institute
for Sustainable Investing

The Institute is dedicated to accelerating the adoption of sustainable investing by partnering across the firm to foster innovation, help develop the next generation of sustainable investing leaders and generate insights that inform and empower investors.

Insights

Sustainability Insight

ESG Investing: Living in a Material World

Nov 14, 2019

Can exemplary corporate behavior on ESG issues translate into better financial results? In our mind, the answer is a resounding yes. The key is materiality.

Sustainability Insight

An Holistic Approach to the World’s Water Woes

Jul 18, 2019

We review the interconnectedness of the world’s water issues, illustrates the impact of water stress on important industries and encourage investors to consider water issues when making decisions.

Sustainability Insight

ESG and Sovereign Fixed Income Investing: A Better Way

Oct 10, 2019

As ESG is incorporated into investment decision-making, sovereign fixed income investors are grappling with how to quantify these factors across countries.