MSCI Inc. (Morgan Stanley Capital International) is a global provider of investment decision-support tools and services. Its offerings include equity, fixed income and real estate indexes, portfolio and risk analytics, and environmental, social and governance (ESG) and climate research. MSCI’s benchmarks are widely licensed for ETFs and other index-linked products and are used by asset owners and managers for performance measurement, asset allocation and risk management.
For the chemical industry, MSCI’s sector classifications, indexes and ESG/climate datasets help investors and companies assess financial and non-financial risks and opportunities, including carbon and transition exposure, environmental management, product safety, labor practices and corporate governance. Chemical companies may be constituents of MSCI indexes and may be evaluated through MSCI ESG Ratings and climate metrics, supporting benchmarking, disclosure, and engagement across the industry’s global value chains.