MSCI Inc

Our Governance and Corporate Responsibility Committee ("Governance Committee") is responsible for overseeing environmental (including climate), social and governance matters as they relate to MSCI's business and long-term strategy. The Chief Responsibility Officer provides quarterly updates and reports at least semi-annually to the Governance Committee. The quarterly updates are made available to the full Board. They include progress on the execution of the Corporate Responsibility Committee's operating plan. This provides a framework for executing on high-impact areas for improvement, including MSCI's practices and disclosures, and for developing and implementing short- and long-term plans to address key priorities, commitments and reporting.

Describe the process(es) your organization has in place to ensure that your engagement activities are consistent with your overall climate change strategy[…]Ensuring consistency is ultimately the responsibility of supervisors and/or Executive Committee members. Under the MSCI Code of Conduct, employees are required to disclose and obtain pre-approval from the applicable member of MSCI's Executive Committee and the Compliance Department to serve as a representative of MSCI on a board or committee or in another position constituting a leadership role in industry associations or groups. To ensure all communications are consistent, public announcements and press releases are subject to review by MSCI Legal and PR/Marketing teams. The Head of Global Communications and the Head of Investor Relations are members of the Corporate Responsibility Committee and involved in developing the messaging around MSCI's ESG and Climate practices for both internal and external purposes. Additionally, the Government and Regulatory Affairs team reviews consultation responses/comment letters for consistency with the firm's position.

Does your organization have a public commitment or position statement to conduct your engagement activities in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement?[…]No, and we do not plan to have one in the next two years