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MSCI makes ESG ratings of 2,800 companies available to public
By Wendy Van Sickle
Columbus, Ohio, Nov. 25 – MSCI ESG Research LLC is making its environmental, social and corporate governance ratings available to the public, according to a press release.
On Monday, the MSCI ESG Ratings of more than 2,800 companies in the MSCI ACWI index were to become accessible from a search tool available on msci.com.
MSCI ESG Research plans to make the MSCI ESG ratings for 7,500 constituents of the MSCI ACWI Investable Markets index available in 2020.
MSCI ESG Research rates companies on a scale of “AAA to CCC” according to their exposure to ESG risks and how well they manage those risks relative to peers.
The ratings factor in 1,000 data points from company disclosures and alternative data sets, across 37 key ESG issues that are reviewed weekly.
MSCI uses artificial intelligence, machine learning and a team of more than 200 people to monitor and update companies on an ongoing basis and deliver relevant ESG insights, according to the release.
The tool will allow users to view each company’s ESG rating, ESG rating history, benchmark against peers and key ESG-related issues affecting individual companies.
“The decision to make the MSCI ESG Ratings publicly available is part of a campaign to drive greater transparency in ESG and follows the launch of the MSCI ESG Fund Ratings in July,” Remy Briand, head of ESG at MSCI, said in the release.
“We want to encourage open discussion among investors and companies on how to improve sustainability across the board and hope that making the MSCI ESG Ratings available to all will facilitate these discussions.”
MSCI is a New York-based provider of analytics and research to money managers and other investors.
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