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Water Risks, the Great Plains, and the Packaged Food Industry: ESG Thematic Spotlight, November 2022

In collaboration with The Water Council, this report explores the notion of contextual water risks impacting agribusiness operations and sourcing in the Great Plains region of the United States.

How Norway’s Largest Bank is Using Its Sustainable Product Framework to Fund a Greener Future

DNB set out to solidify its existing sustainable product framework, stay current in an ever-evolving sustainable finance market, and identify projects that have material impacts on the environment.

How a Technology Firm Realized the Impact of its Wireless Power Product on Sustainability

How a Technology Firm Realized the Impact of its Wireless Power Product on Sustainability

Ossia Inc. needed a greater understanding of how its flagship product, Cota Real Wireless Power, influenced the environment, society, and the economy.

ESG Risk Ratings Then and Now

ESG Risk Ratings Then and Now

Join Morningstar Sustainalytics for a panel conversation about the ESG Risk Ratings and how Sustainalytics' clients are integrating ESG across investment workflows, including security selection, fund construction, and client reporting.

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The EU Action Plan on Financing Sustainable Growth: Twelve Essential Questions Answered for Investors

Learn what the EU Action Plan is, its objectives, and the importance of taking immediate action to comply with its various regulations including the EU Taxonomy Regulation, Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation, and the EU Benchmarks Regulation.

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Sustainability-Linked Financial Instruments and the Role of the Second-Party Opinion

Financial instruments such as green, social, blue, sustainable and transition bonds and loans, have gained traction. This blog post explains why this enhances the need for an independent perspective.

Download The Morningstar Sustainalytics Corporate ESG Survey Report 2022

The State of ESG Survey 2022 for CSR and Sustainability Professionals

With the increasing pressure to enhance ESG performance, Sustainalytics is launching our State of ESG 2022 Survey to help practitioners understand how CSR and sustainability are evolving and how their roles are changing to meet the demands. If you are a CSR or sustainability professional, we want your opinion.

Webinar Replay: Oct 19, 2022 | Incorporating International Business Norms into ESG

With the growing demand to integrate ESG considerations into the investment process investors are trying to understand the complexity of applying international norms to companies. Join our webinar to learn more about international standards, how to incorporate them into ESG investing and examples of positive financial and ESG outcomes.

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U.S. Proxy Voting Season Spotlight: ESG-Focused Shareholder Resolutions

The US proxy season runs through Q2 and is one of the most watched and contested times for shareholder meetings globally. Learn more about ESG voting trends changing sentiments in the 2022 ESG landscape.

Cybersecurity: A Growing ESG and Business Risk

Cyber risk is one of the most immediate and financially material ESG risks that organizations face today. As companies continue to digitalize and business models shift to incorporate a complex mix of technology and data supply chains, stakeholders are reckoning with a significant realignment in global security risk.

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What CSR and Sustainability Professionals Think: 7 Key Insights From Our Corporate ESG Survey

Earlier this year, we surveyed over 500 professionals working in CSR and sustainability to understand how their roles are evolving, what’s motivating their companies to address ESG risks, the key ESG challenges they’re facing, what resources peers are using to meet their challenges, and much more.

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The Role of Sustainable Aviation Fuel in Achieving Decarbonization by 2050

Meeting the aviation's industry's goal of decarbonization by 2050 will require a collective effort and more ambitious measures than those currently in place, including carbon offsetting, route optimization, fuel efficiency and fleet renewals that involve a shift to more eco-friendly aircraft. However, all of these measures still revolve around fossil fuels as a source of energy.

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The Morningstar Sustainalytics Corporate ESG Survey Report 2022: CSR and Sustainability in Transition

CSR and sustainability teams are taking on greater responsibility for ESG activities. As a result, corporate sustainability professionals need to understand how ESG is evolving, how peers are facing ESG risks, and how to approach ESG reporting and ratings.

UK Stewardship Code 2020 - Stewardship Report

Morningstar Sustainalytics has maintained its status as a signatory of the UK Stewardship Code 2020 (the Code) per the Financial Reporting Council (FRC). Download the report to review how Sustainalytics' commitment to high stewardship standards meets the service provider principles set under the Financial Reporting Council’s revised Code.

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Webinar Replay: Sustainability Linked Instruments

Morningstar Sustainalytics hosted a webinar where we discussed sustainability-linked instruments and the benefits of having a second-party opinion.

The Impact of Cyberattacks on Stock Prices

The Impact of Cyberattacks on Stock Prices

Data privacy and cybersecurity-related issues have become major drivers of business risk in recent years. Based on Morningstar Sustainalytics’ Data Privacy and Security (DP&S) incident data, this report reviews recent DP&S incident trends and assesses the impact of significant cyberattack Incidents on stock returns over time.

Managing Cybersecurity, Data Privacy and ESG Risk 7 Key Questions Every Company Needs to Address

Data Privacy and ESG Risk: 7 Key Questions Every Company Needs to Address

As businesses become more digitized and reliant on personal data, cybersecurity has become a top concern among CEOs and investors. Companies that fail to effectively manage and fund related measures will face a slew of ESG-related challenges and risk.

Climate Change, Innovation, and Cybersecurity in the Defense Industry: New Opportunities for ESG Investors

While perhaps not a widely considered link between the defense industry and climate change, several Eurosatory conference sessions addressed how climate change can intensify security risks and threats.

Listen to the latest episode of the Sustainalytics Podcast | Aligning Executive Action to Strategy With Sustainability-Linked Compensation

What’s Happening in Sustainable Finance: Blue Bonds Make Waves, ‘Sleeping’ Sustainability-Linked Loans Raise Eyebrows, and More

In this month’s rundown of sustainable finance market developments, we discuss the outlook for renewables, interesting blue bond transactions and the emerging trend of “sleeping” sustainability-linked loans causing concern among market participants.

The Hidden Business Costs of Data Privacy and Cybersecurity

The Hidden Costs to Business of Overlooking Data Privacy, Cybersecurity and ESG

As businesses become more digitized and reliant on personal data, cybersecurity has become a top concern among CEOs and investors. Companies that fail to effectively manage and fund related measures will face a slew of ESG-related challenges and risk.