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The Morningstar ESG Commitment Level Landscape

The ESG Commitment Level is a qualitative measure from Morningstar that provides investors with an updated understanding of asset managers' ESG ambitions. This report presents an update on the Morningstar ESG Commitment Level, offering a comprehensive overview of the key takeaways, upgrades and downgrades of asset managers, and an analysis of 12 asset managers included in the report.


Morningstar’s ESG Commitment Level is represented on a four-point scale: Leader, Advanced, Basic, and Low. The ECL landscape assessment has been conducted on asset managers globally and aims to simplify the selection process for sustainability-focused investors in a complex landscape of greenwashing concerns, elevated oil prices, and politics. With increasing pressure on ESG commitments globally, the ESG Commitment Level provides insights to help inform investor decisions.

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Research Library The Morningstar ESG Commitment Level Landscape

What's Inside:

  • An overview of the Morningstar ESG Commitment Level and the trends in the ESG Commitment Level Landscape.
  • A deep dive into the pillars used to assess the 12 Asset Managers, including philosophy and process, resources, and active ownership.
  • An examination of the fund lineups of Asset Managers and a full analysis of the 97 Asset Managers covered in this report.

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