“MSCI research covering more than 4,300 issuers from 2015 to 2024 found a significant historical correlation between MSCI ESG Ratings and financing costs in both equity and debt markets. For corporate leaders, the findings add financing costs to the range of factors that may be relevant when assessing sustainability risk management.”

[COMMENTARY] The results found in this study mirror those of previous studies. This is one reason why companies continue to quietly integrate ESG and sustainability practices despite an agenda by some groups to denigrate ESG and sustainability!
Higher ESG Ratings, Lower Financing Costs, by Lauren Wisbeski, Jakub Malich, and  Anett Husi, October 1, 2026, MSCI, USA.