Mastering ESG Controversies: tools and methods to detect and anticipate

ESG controversies can significantly impact your portfolio value. Environmental scandals, human rights violations, governance failures: how can you detect them in time? How can you anticipate them?

In late 2025, Morningstar Sustainalytics rolled out a major overhaul of its controversies methodology, introducing a clear distinction between risks and impacts, and enhancing transparency to meet regulatory requirements.

This webinar will give you the keys to mastering this essential tool and transforming your approach to controversies: from reaction to anticipation.

What's on the agenda

- Practical challenges decoded

How does Morningstar Sustainalytics collect and evaluate information from diverse sources? How do they deal with fake news? What is their philosophy for integrating new controversy-related information? How long could an investor expect to see a controversial event impact an issuer's scoring?

- From detection to anticipation

One key limitation of controversy data is that financial institutions receive information after a crisis has already occurred. Does the solution include data and tools allowing for controversy anticipation?

- The 2025 methodology update and its implications

What drove these changes? How do the new impact and risk scores enhance transparency and regulatory compliance? What are the consequences for ESG ratings and PAI assessments?

Speakers

- Charline Meslé, Director Product Specialist, Morningstar Sustainalytics

- Matthias Breier, Chief Product Officer, WeeFin

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