Morgan Stanley integrates sustainability into the firm’s activities through three core areas of focus: Solutions and Services, the Institute for Sustainable Investing and Firmwide Sustainability.
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With our research, advisory and investing capabilities, Morgan Stanley is in a unique position to advance sustainability across capital markets.
Our Commitment to Sustainability
“At Morgan Stanley, we are focused on integrating ESG initiatives into our firm’s core competencies," says Chairman and Chief Executive Officer James P. Gorman. “With our best-in-class research, advisory and investing capabilities, Morgan Stanley is in a unique position to advance sustainability across capital markets. Our efforts require the wholehearted support of our people. From living our core values to nurturing an inclusive workplace to addressing the key sustainability challenges of our time, our employees make Morgan Stanley what it is today.”
UN Sustainable Development Goals
Morgan Stanley supports the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a global blueprint to achieve a more fair and sustainable future. The 17 goals cover all aspects of development, from eradicating poverty and hunger to affordable and clean energy, to good health and a quality education for all. They increasingly inform our approach to sustainability, providing a lens to better understand key societal challenges and to drive solutions.
Morgan Stanley's Sustainability Goals
Our Plastic Waste Resolution
Morgan Stanley is committed to tackling the plastic waste crisis through the capital markets and by partnering with our clients and employees. By 2030, we aim to help facilitate the prevention, reduction and removal of 50 million metric tons of plastic waste from entering rivers, oceans, landscapes and landfills. This commitment includes eliminating single-use plastics from our global operations.
Learn more about our Plastic Waste Resolution.
Low-Carbon Financing
To drive rapid scaling of climate finance, we seek to mobilize $250 billion toward low-carbon solutions between 2018 and 2030. Our business activities in clean-tech and renewable energy financing, sustainable bonds, and other relevant transactions and investments contribute to this target. To date, we've financed approximately $80 billion for low-carbon solutions, including more than $50 billion in 2019.
Carbon Neutrality
In 2017, we committed to achieving carbon neutrality across our global operations by 2022. Our goal is to power 100 percent of global operational electricity needs from renewable sources and offset any remaining emissions. To achieve this, we are exploring on-site power generation, securing power purchase agreements, and purchasing renewable energy credits and carbon offsets.