Sustainalytics Insight: Sustainable Value Chains - Top 10 Trends & Companies for 2025
Power hungry data centers and big tech. Green energy demand and utilities companies. The growing influence of artificial intelligence (AI) in the healthcare, oil and gas sectors. New challenges brought on by the lithium boom. These emerging trends and more are outlined as part of 10 key aspects of corporate value chains that contribute to material ESG risks and opportunities for investors in a new report from Morningstar Sustainalytics.
In the report – 10 for 2025: Investing in Sustainable Value Chains - Morningstar Sustainalytics ESG Research Associate Director Martin Vezer and his coauthors present what they see as 10 important ESG themes for investors to watch in 2025. The report highlights 10 companies that are well positioned relative to peers to capitalize on each of the themes discussed in the report. The intent is to arm sustainable investors with better information to make better decisions.
Martin Vezer, ESG Research Associate Director, Morningstar Sustainalytics, said:
“A common thread running among these broad areas of research is our focus on sustainability along various points of the corporate value chain. From sourcing clean energy to power data centers, to mitigating risks related to the disposal stage of single use plastics, ESG considerations play an essential role in investment decision-making and outcomes.”
To speak in more detail with Martin, reach out to Tim Benedict at [email protected] or (203) 339-1912.