An investor initiative in partnership with UNEP Finance Initiative and the UN Global Compact
"Implementation of the Principles by the global investment community will ultimately ensure businesses who respect the environment, their community and financial stakeholders have a lower cost of capital and a competitive advantage and HESTA aims to help make this happen."
Beth Mohle, Chair, HESTA Super Fund
"We are proud to endorse the Principles, which recognize that social and environmental issues can be material to the financial outlook of a company and therefore to the value of our shares in that company"
Denise Nappier, Treasurer of the State of Connecticut
"PRI are of crucial importance because they give asset owners a very useful framework with the visibility and the credibility of all the signatories, to reinforce their efforts in order to promote responsible investment"
Antoine de Salins, Executive Director, Fonds de reserve pour les retraites
"With signing the Principles for Responsible Investment PGGM recognizes very clearly that institutional investors need to integrate the opportunities and risks that ESG factors bring to their investment process"
Else Bos, CEO, PGGM
"Previ is committed to its members and beneficiaries on a long term basis. Therefore, making sustainable investments that support the environment we live in, is more than an obligation, it is an act of wisdom"
Sergio Rosa, President, PREVI

PRI Core Documents

The following two documents help explain more about the PRI.

Read the overview
of the Principles
themselves
and FAQs

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Read the full
Report on Progress
for 2008.

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PRI in Person Annual Event

16-17 July 2009
InterContinental Hotel, Sydney, Australia
This event is for PRI signatories only and is now sold out. Visit www.unpri.org/event for further details.

UN Secretary-General Ban ki Moon

"I applaud the leadership of the institutions that have committed themselves to this undertaking, and urge other investors around the world to join this historic effort."
Ban Ki-moon,
UN Secretary-General

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The Business Case

Institutional investors talk about the financial value of incorporating environmental, social and corporate governance factors into their investment decisions

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What's New

New signatories

  • Developing World Markets, USA
  • Benchmark Asset Managers, USA
  • Clean Technology AustralAsia Pty Ltd, Australia
  • Endeavour Capital Limited, New Zealand
  • Arcano Group, Spain
  • Korea National Pension Service (NPS), Korea
  • Viveris REIM, France
  • Dalton Nicol Reid, Australia
  • PRUPIM, UK
  • Korea Corporate Governance Service (KCGS), Korea
  • Tarpon Investimentos S.A, Brazil
  • Henderson Rowe Ltd, UK
  • Dalberg - Global Development Advisors, Denmark
  • Legg Mason Asset Management Australia Limited, Australia
  • Direct Capital Limited, New Zealand
  • Frontier Investment and Development Partners (FIDP), Thailand
  • Flame Public Relations, UK
  • SGM Fund Management, USA
  • Public Investment Corporation (PIC), South Africa
  • F.I.T. Timber Growth Fund Ltd, St. Vincent and the Grenadines

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