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What We Do
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- Since our founding in 1935, Morgan Stanley has consistently delivered first-class business in a first-class way. Underpinning all that we do are five core values.
  
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- Since our founding in 1935, Morgan Stanley has consistently delivered first-class business in a first-class way. Underpinning all that we do are five core values.
  
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- Since our founding in 1935, Morgan Stanley has consistently delivered first-class business in a first-class way. Underpinning all that we do are five core values.
  
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  From our origins as a small Wall Street partnership to becoming a global firm of more than 60,000 employees today, Morgan Stanley has been committed to clients and communities for 85 years.
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- Since our founding in 1935, Morgan Stanley has consistently delivered first-class business in a first-class way. Underpinning all that we do are five core values.
  
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- Since our founding in 1935, Morgan Stanley has consistently delivered first-class business in a first-class way. Underpinning all that we do are five core values.
  
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- Since our founding in 1935, Morgan Stanley has consistently delivered first-class business in a first-class way. Underpinning all that we do are five core values.
  
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Careers Meet the Minds Breaking the Mold

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Plastic Waste Resolution

Morgan Stanley is committed to tackling the growing global challenge of plastic waste in the environment. Through the capital markets and partnering with our clients and employees, we will prevent, reduce and remove 50 million metric tons of plastic waste from entering rivers, oceans, landscapes and landfills by 2030.

Institute for Sustainable Investing

At Scale: A Sustainability Podcast

At Scale: A Sustainability Podcast, hosted by Audrey Choi, Morgan Stanley's Chief Sustainability Officer and Chief Marketing Officer, examines some of the biggest challenges we face, and the kinds of solutions that could mean a more sustainable future for everyone. On the first season: the problem of plastic waste.

Institute for Sustainable Investing

Five Innovations Selected for Sustainable Solutions Collaborative

Jun 9, 2021

Five organizations across four continents compose the inaugural cohort of a new Morgan Stanley initiative that helps scale their sustainability solutions.

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Ellen MacArthur on Building a Circular Economy

Jun 9, 2021

Ellen MacArthur, the fastest solo sailor to circumnavigate the globe and founder of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, talks with Chief Sustainability Officer Audrey Choi about designing an economy that keeps materials in use to reduce waste.

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Real Progress in Tackling Plastic Waste

Apr 20, 2021

As our planet’s plastic pollution problem worsens, we’re working to scale solutions as part of our Plastic Waste Resolution.

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Uncharted Waters: A Ganges River Expedition to Study Plastic Waste

Apr 21, 2020

How scientists, communities in India and Bangladesh and one citizen science mobile app are helping mitigate plastic waste in the Ganges.

Ideas

A Year of Advancing Our Plastic Waste Reduction Goals

Apr 21, 2020

In the year since we announced our Plastic Waste Resolution, we’ve reduced plastic in our operations and tapped the capital markets to create investable solutions.

Firm Leadership

Why Plastic Waste is a C-Suite Issue

Developing solutions to prevent plastic waste can be a strategic business opportunity, and it’s time for C-suite members to recognize it, says Chief Sustainability Officer Audrey Choi in Harvard Business Review.

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Entrepreneurs and the Race for Plastic Waste Innovation

Dec 20, 2019

Morgan Stanley's Multicultural Innovation Lab is searching for startups that address plastic waste reduction for its 2020 cohort.

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Harnessing Citizen Science in the Battle Against Plastic Waste

Dec 19, 2019

National Geographic Society, the University of Georgia and Morgan Stanley team up to offer ideas on how we all can help reduce plastic waste (and, yes, there’s an app for that).

Institute for Sustainable Investing

Our Plastic Waste Resolution: Progress Six Months In

Nov 21, 2019

Scaling citizen science and green bonds are a few ways we’re advancing our commitment to help reduce plastic waste.

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Reimagining the Plastics Economy

Nov 21, 2019

With environmental concerns more important than ever, consumers—and investors—are supporting companies on the right side of plastic waste.

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The Future of Investing in Plastic Waste Solutions

Apr 16, 2019

Our Institute for Sustainable Investing offers guidance for investors who want to help curb plastic pollution.

Ideas Podcast

The Bioplastic Future

Apr 22, 2019

In this episode, we head to Southampton, England, where the future of plastics is being invented… from potatoes.

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A New Bond to Help Prevent Forest Fires

Apr 3, 2019

After winning Morgan Stanley’s Sustainable Investing Challenge, a team of entrepreneurs raised $4 million to help protect 15,000 acres of public forest in California.

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Why Morgan Stanley Is Focusing on Plastic Waste

Apr 16, 2019

With our global reach and our integrated approach to solving the most complex problems, Morgan Stanley is well-positioned to help tackle the plastic waste issue.

Investment Management

Three Climate Tipping Points Shaping Markets

Apr 10, 2019

Investment Management’s Andrew Harmstone says that as we move closer to a climate change tipping point, three other tipping points could help tilt the scales.

Research

Could Bioplastics Be a Material Change for Plastic Waste?

Nov 6, 2018

Bio-based and biodegradable plastics could turn the tide on petrochemical-based single-use plastics that litter oceans and landfills.

Firm Leadership

Reducing Our Footprint at Morgan Stanley

Read about our long-standing commitment to reduce energy consumption, improve energy efficiency and procure renewable energy across our global operations.

Addressing the Challenge of Plastic Waste

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