{"id":9534,"date":"2025-10-09T15:27:05","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T13:27:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/business.uc3m.es\/\/msci-formerly-kld\/"},"modified":"2025-11-20T09:46:38","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T08:46:38","slug":"msci-formerly-kld","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/business.uc3m.es\/en\/databases\/msci-formerly-kld\/","title":{"rendered":"MSCI (Formerly KLD)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"9534\" class=\"elementor elementor-9534 elementor-6104\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8143a5f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8143a5f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c001df e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1c001df\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8af80c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f8af80c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">MSCI (Formerly KLD)<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-047c4e4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"047c4e4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad67979 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ad67979\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Data Summary<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12e5757 elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"12e5757\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b352d61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b352d61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In 1991, the MSCI ESG KLD STATS universe initially comprised the components of the MSCI KLD 400 Social Index and the S&amp;P 500. The MSCI ESG KLD STATS time series expanded its coverage in 2001 to include the top 1000 U.S. companies by market capitalization, as of December. In 2003, it expanded its coverage to include the top 3000 U.S. companies by market capitalization, as of December of each year. Finally, the MSCI ESG KLD STATS time series expanded its coverage in 2013 to include non-U.S. companies.   <\/p><p>Summary of the data contained in each annual MSCI ESG KLD STATS spreadsheet:<\/p><ul><li>Company identification information (name, stock ticker, CUSIP)<\/li><li>Strength and concern ratings for approximately 80 indicators within seven qualitative thematic areas, including:<\/li><\/ul><ol><li>Community<\/li><li>Corporate Governance<\/li><li>Diversity<\/li><li>Employee Relations<\/li><li>Environment<\/li><li>Human Rights<\/li><li>Product<\/li><\/ol><ul><li>Concerns about six controversial business issues: alcohol, gambling, firearms, military, nuclear power, and tobacco.<\/li><li>Summary of counts for each of these 13 areas.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf679c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bf679c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to access this database<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a369ff5 elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a369ff5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4b85d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a4b85d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Integrated into WRDS. See WRDS (<a href=\"https:\/\/business.uc3m.es\/\/es\/databases\/wrds\/\">link<\/a>) for more information. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b8192b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5b8192b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to use this database<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e48918 elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3e48918\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f790852 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f790852\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>See the <a href=\"https:\/\/wrds-www.wharton.upenn.edu\/login\/?next=\/pages\/support\/manuals-and-overviews\/msci\/msci-esg-kld-stats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">manuals and summaries<\/a> in WRDS (<a href=\"https:\/\/wrds-www.wharton.upenn.edu\/login\/?next=\/pages\/get-data\/msci-formerly-kld-and-gmi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">link<\/a>). Additional information on the MSCI website (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.msci.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">link<\/a>). <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MSCI (Formerly KLD) Data Summary In 1991, the MSCI ESG KLD STATS universe initially comprised the components of the MSCI KLD 400 Social Index and the S&amp;P 500. The MSCI ESG KLD STATS time series expanded its coverage in 2001 to include the top 1000 U.S. companies by market capitalization, as of December. In 2003, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":9594,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"page-builder","ast-site-content-layout":"full-width-container","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-9534","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/business.uc3m.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9534","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/business.uc3m.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/business.uc3m.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/business.uc3m.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/business.uc3m.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9534"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/business.uc3m.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9534\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/business.uc3m.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9594"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/business.uc3m.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9534"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}