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News and pressAxa, Aviva, CNP, FRR join UN-convened Asset Owner Alliance pushing for net-zero portfolios by 2050
AXA, Aviva, CNP Assurances and Fonds de Réserve pour les Retraites (FRR) announced today they are joining the UN-convened Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance , raising total assets under management targeting carbon neutrality by 2050 to more than $3.9 trillion. The Alliance is a group of the ...
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Groundbreaking work to assess real-world sustainability impact for investors
LONDON – Today the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) , United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) and The Generation Foundation announced the launch of pioneering research with global law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP (‘Freshfields’) to analyse whether and how legal frameworks allow for ...
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CFA Institute与PRI发布的新实践指导和案例研究展示中国市场领先的ESG整合实践
English version 中国的ESG整合： 实践指导和案例研究 CFA Institute和 Principle for Responsible Investment (PRI) 发布的最新研究显示，国际客户需求与监管要求的独特结合加速了ESG投资在中国的发展，并对投资价值链产生连锁反应。 此份指南在与 中国人民银行、 中国证券投资基金业协会（基金业协会 ）和中国投资管理公司等主要机构 的一系列访谈 ， 以及在 北京（由 基金业协会提供支持）、杭州、上海和深圳举办的研讨会的基础上形成 。 研究显示，资产所有者正在研究 ESG 投资的裨益，以及新政策、法规和规则可能如何影响其投资绩效。投资管理公司正在积极准备，并响应投资者的 ESG 要求，并研究如何将ESG 因素融入其公司持股和投资组合中。企业则正在研究如何管理和报告其自身的环境足迹，并试图了解如何从同行中脱颖而出。 PRI中国区负责人罗楠表示， “ESG整合策略在中国显现强劲发展势头，中国作为全球第二大经济体，这一发展具有重要意义。同其他市场一样，关于ESG投资裨益的教育至关重要。中国部分投资管理公司已在投资策略中采用高质量的ESG投资实践，并可与世界其他地区领先投资者的实践相媲美。” “在中国资本市场进一步深化开放，对全球投资者的吸引力与日俱增的背景下， ESG也正在成为投资管理领域备受关注的议题。” CFA Institute资深中国会长贾立军表示：” CFA Institute一直在推动ESG整合与投资实践的研究以及相关从业标准的建立方面进行不懈努力。同时，我们也将继续通过科学的专业知识体系和高标准的职业操守要求，助力中国金融行业培养掌握国际先进实践经验的高素质金融人才，为加强ESG生态发展所需的人才资本贡献一份力量。” 基于市场参与者表现出对实践指南及深入了解ESG投资在投资价值链中的广泛应用和影响的浓厚兴趣。，我们撰写了最新报告《中国的ESG整合：实践指南和案例研究》。该报告包括： 阐述ESG整合如何作为缓减风险、产生阿尔法收益的工具； 概述股票、公司债券、主权债、市政债券及结构化信用领域的最佳实践； ESG整合框架，涵盖全球范围内广泛采用的ESG整合方法； ...
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New guidance and case studies demonstrate market-leading ESG integration practices in China
Chinese version 中国的ESG整合： 实践指导和案例研究 (ESG integration in China: practical guidance and case studies) New research by CFA Institute and Principle for Responsible Investment (PRI) revealed that the unique combination of international client demand and regulation has accelerated ESG investing in China and had a ripple effect on ...
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Nominations for the 2020 Oslo Business for Peace Award now open
Candidate submissions will be accepted until November 21
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230 Investors with USD $16.2 trillion in AUM Call for Corporate Action on Deforestation, Signaling Support for the Amazon
Today , 230 institutional investors representing USD $16.2 trillion in assets under management are calling on companies to take urgent action in light of the devastating fires in the Amazon, which have been fuelled in part because of the deforestation happening at an alarming rate in Brazil and Bolivia. ...
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Guidance for PRI private equity signatories on directors duties and ESG
The PRI has commissioned law firm Debevoise Plimpton to author a memorandum on “The Duty of UK Company Directors to Consider Relevant ESG Factors”
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Leading Asia Pacific equity and fixed income investors identify barriers to ESG integration, new research by CFA Institute and the PRI finds
Findings show the current state of ESG integration in Australia, China, India, Japan, Singapore and Hong Kong SAR, China.
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Open call for PRI Corporate Reporting Reference Group (CRRG)
The PRI is inviting its signatories to join the newly formed Corporate Reporting Reference Group.
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Fifty-six investors sign statement on sustainable palm oil
Fifty-six global investment organisations* highlight their support for the RSPO and call for the palm oil industry to adopt and implement publicly available No Deforestation, No Peat and No Exploitation policies.
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ICMM, UN Environment Programme and Principles for Responsible Investment agree to co-convene mine tailings storage facilities review
The International Council on Mining Metals (ICMM), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), today announced that they will co-convene an independent review that will establish an international standard on tailings storage facilities.
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Companies, investors call for improved integration of the Sustainable Development Goals across business strategies and financial markets
Companies and investors joined representatives from government and the UN today to discuss how the private sector can play a greater role in directing capital towards the Sustainable Development Goals.
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New report highlights best practices in ESG integration across EMEA
CFA Institute and the PRI find a wide range of ESG integration practices in eight EMEA markets from the UK to South Africa
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Investors with US$6.3 trillion in assets call on companies to cut climate, deforestation-related risks in global soybean supply chains
Increased demand for soybean products is destroying important biomes in South America, driving up emissions, and exposing companies that source these products from the region to various business risks.
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PRI, UNEP FI and The Generation Foundation launch A Legal Framework for Impact
It is crucial that assessing and accounting for the sustainability impact of investment decision making becomes a core part of investment activity. That’s why we have launched A Legal Framework for Impact with UNEP FI and The Generation Foundation.
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TCFD-based reporting to become mandatory for PRI signatories in 2020
The strategy and governance indicators of the PRI’s climate risk indicators are to become mandatory for signatories to report on from 2020.
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PRI data shows progress on RI in private equity
The Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) has today published a snapshot report on its 2018 private equity reporting data, which provides a global overview of responsible investment practices in private equity and also highlights areas of progress by looking at comparable datapoints from 2015.
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The PRI publishes its third report on ESG in credit risk analysis and ratings
The Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) today launched a new report, Shifting perceptions: ESG, credit risk and ratings – part 3: from disconnects to action areas.
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PRI signatory growth shows strong momentum
Signatories to the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) reached 2,232 in 2018, a 21% increase on the previous calendar year.
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The Global Risks Report 2019: what does it tell PRI signatories?
Published ahead of next week’s Davos, the Global Risks Report provides significant insights into risk to inform government, business and investor action. It asks: is the world sleep walking into a crisis?
