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Morgan Stanley Announces $10 Million Cash Commitment to Support Coronavirus Relief Efforts

Stuart Mitchell

Morgan Stanley has announced a $10 million cash commitment in aid to support Coronavirus relief efforts. Funding will support critical frontline medical responders globally as well as community providers serving those economically impacted by the crisis. The first three grants of $2 million each were announced for Feeding America, the CDC Foundation, and the World Health Organization’s Covid-19 Solidarity Health Fund. “During this unprecedented health crisis, Morgan Stanley is committed to doing everything possible to support the most vulnerable in our communities,” said Joan Steinberg, Global Head of Philanthropy at…

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Morgan Stanley Establishes Alliance for Children’s Mental Health

Stuart Mitchell

Morgan Stanley has announced the establishment of the Morgan Stanley Alliance for Children’s Mental Health (the “Alliance”). The Alliance, which brings together key leaders in the children’s mental health space, will combine the resources and reach of Morgan Stanley and its Foundation with the knowledge and experience of its distinguished nonprofit partner organizations. The Alliance will help address strategically children’s mental health concerns and the far-reaching challenges of stress, anxiety, and depression. The Alliance will seek to drive impact for young people – especially in marginalized populations – by assisting youth…

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Morgan Stanley Joins the World Economic Forum’s Global Plastic Action Partnership to Help Reduce Plastic Waste

Stuart Mitchell

The Morgan Stanley Institute for Sustainable Investing (the Institute) today announced that it has joined the Global Plastic Action Partnership (GPAP), a platform previously launched at the World Economic Forum Sustainable Development Impact Summit, whose members are working together to reduce plastic waste and pollution around the world. GPAP brings together businesses, international donors, national and local governments, community groups and world-class experts seeking circular solutions and address the problems of plastic pollution in our environment. Collaboration with the GPAP platform is a significant step in Morgan Stanley’s Plastic Waste Resolution which…

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Morgan Stanley Survey Finds Investor Enthusiasm for Sustainable Investing at an All-Time High

Stuart Mitchell

More than eight in ten U.S. individual investors now express interest in sustainable investing, while half take part in at least one sustainable investing activity, according to a new survey published by the Morgan Stanley Institute for Sustainable Investing. The third edition of the individual investor survey, Sustainable Signals, examines the attitudes, perceptions and behaviors of individual investors towards sustainable investing. Following two prior Sustainable Signals individual investor surveys, the findings show that interest and adoption of sustainable investing has grown steadily since 2015. “These findings reaffirm that sustainable investing has entered the…

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Morgan Stanley Launches Broad-Based Commitment to Develop Systemic Solutions to Reduce Global Plastic Waste

Stuart Mitchell

The Morgan Stanley Institute for Sustainable Investing (the Institute) announced the Morgan Stanley Plastic Waste Resolution to develop and scale systemic solutions to tackle the global challenge of growing amounts of plastic waste. Since plastic came into widespread use just over 50 years ago, it has become an ubiquitous part of the modern economy and everyday life, due to its versatility, portability, flexibility and resulting convenience. However, the ensuing rapid accumulation of plastic waste poses significant challenges. More than 75 percent of the amount of plastic manufactured each year is…

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