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MSCI ESG Dir­ect

MSCI ESG Dir­ect meas­ures the en­vir­on­ment­al, so­cial and gov­ernance (ESG) per­form­ance of around 9,000 com­pan­ies, in­clud­ing 8,000 with cur­rent ESG scores and de­tailed re­ports.

Link to MCSI ESG Direct Link to Libguide on ESG data

Facts

Coverage
9,000 companies worldwide
Period
Cur­rent data
His­tor­ic­al MSCI-data are avail­able via WRDS un­der the MSCI mod­ule
Access
On campus + VPN
Provider
MSCI
Subjects
ESG Companies Sustainability Climate Finance Investment Industry

In-depth data on cor­por­ate sustain­ability and respons­ibility

What is MSCI ESG Direct?

MSCI ESG Direct is a global database that provides detailed ESG data for thousands of companies across the world. The database is built on analyses and assessments from MSCI specialists and includes information on everything from climate risk, CO₂ emissions and resource use to working conditions, governance structures and ethical business practices.

What can you find?

  • Current ESG scores for 8,000 companies
  • Background reports on companies
  • Issuer Summary
  • ESG Ratings Tearsheet (short summary)
  • ESG Ratings Report (full report)
  • Industry Report
  • Thematic reports on trends and current ESG issues

All company, industry and thematic reports can be accessed as PDFs and/or through a data screener that allows export to Excel, TAB or CSV files.

When is MSCI ESG Direct useful?

MSCI is a central tool for anyone examining how companies handle environmental, social and governance risks and opportunities.

Useful when you work with:

  • Sustainability, ESG assessment and responsible investment
  • Analysing corporate ESG performance and risk profiles
  • Comparing ESG scores across countries, industries and sectors

Look­ing for his­tor­ic­al ESG data?

Through Whar­ton Re­search Data Ser­vices you can ac­cess his­tor­ic­al MSCI data in the MSCI mod­ule.
How to access WRDS

Oth­er ESG data sources

See where to find ESG data in the data­bases provided by the lib­rary.

Our tailored Libguide on ESG data in­cludes key sources and guid­ance on how to re­trieve ESG data.

Link to Libguide on ESG data

Help us­ing MSCI ESG Dir­ect

MSCI ESG Dir­ect is or­gan­ised into two main tabs:

1. Com­pan­ies
2. Pub­lic­a­tions

Com­pany re­ports
In­dustry and them­at­ic re­ports

Com­pany re­ports

The Companies tab is where you find the companies included in MSCI ESG Direct.

These are the reports published for individual companies.

From the Companies tab, you can:

  • download company and industry reports
  • export data to Excel
  • search for companies with specific ESG ratings
  • search for companies in specific countries or industries

In­dustry and them­at­ic re­ports

The Publications tab is where the industry-related and thematic reports are located and can be downloaded.

The reports are divided into five categories:

  • Green Bond Index Note
  • Industry
  • Methodology
  • Thematic
  • Other