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ArticleDepartment for work and pensions (DWP) climate and investment reporting: setting expectations and empowering savers
The PRI respond to a consultation from DWP on proposals on Paris-aligned climate reporting and investment stewardship for occupational pension schemes.
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ArticleA Below 2C Outcome? Possible - But 1.5 Deg? Not yet
Pete Betts, Former Lead Negotiator on Climate for the EU and UK, and Senior Advisor to IPR reflects on the post Glasgow outlook
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ArticleA letter to BEIS Secretary of State in opposition to proceed with the Cambo oil field
I write to call on the UK government to reject the Cambo oil field in the North Sea, and to prevent any further investment and licenses for new oil and gas fields in the UK Continental Shelf. To support the development of a new oil field is inconsistent with the ...
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ArticleNet Zero Financial Service Providers Alliance (NZFSPA) announces 6 new signatories at COP26 Finance Day
Six leading financial services providers are today joining the Net Zero Financial Services Providers Alliance.
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ArticleSignatory story: Phoenix Group
Signatories’ stories of getting started in responsible investment, looking at why they started and offering tips for doing so that others can learn from.
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ArticleSignatory story: Huaxia Wealth Management
Signatories’ stories of getting started in responsible investment, looking at why they started and offering tips for doing so that others can learn from.
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ArticleSignatory story: Credicorp Capital Asset Management
Signatories’ stories of getting started in responsible investment, looking at why they started and offering tips for doing so that others can learn from.
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ArticleNet zero gets boost from global financial powerhouses
Credit rating agencies, stock exchanges, index providers and auditors fill the gap for net zero in the financial sector with new alliance that will help put climate at the heart of every professional financial decision.
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ArticleInvestor statement of support for EU corporate sustainability reporting directive
In this statement the PRI and its 54 undersigned signatories (representing approximately 9.2 trillion USD in AUM) welcome the European Commission’s proposal for a new Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) revising the Non-Financial Reporting Directive (NFRD), and its aim to elevate sustainability information to the same level as financial information. ...
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ArticlePRI consultation response on EFRAG’s proposed Due Process Procedures
The PRI welcomes the proposed processes and recommends maximising user and preparer input and engaging with and contributing to global sustainability reporting initiatives.
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ArticleFCA consultation - UK primary markets effectiveness review
The PRI respond to a consultation from the FCA on a series of proposed reforms to improve the effectiveness of UK primary markets and how it might continue to develop to ensure they remain competitive and dynamic.
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ArticleDo ESG information providers meet the needs of fixed income investors?
Read the conclusions of our discussion with 20 ESG information providers on how useful their data and product offerings are for fixed income investors and where they need to improve.
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ArticleClimate Accounting Analyses
In Sept 2020 investor groups including the PRI called upon companies to reflect climate-related risks in financial reporting. Between March and May 2021, the PRI commissioned a series of climate accounting analyses for 52 Climate Action 100+ focus companies coordinated by PRI and AIGCC. These analyses, available to download below, ...
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ArticleESG-linked pay: What does the research say?
This article examines the academic evidence around ESG-linked pay and the role it can play in incentivising and rewarding ESG performance
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ArticleESG-linked pay: Recommendations for investors
A set of investor recommendations on driving more meaningful integration of ESG metrics in executive pay, including through voting
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ArticleHow asset owners and their managers can work together on ESG goals
Following the release of our technical guides on selecting, appointing and monitoring investment managers, the PRI convened a number of panel discussions to talk through how asset owners can work collaboratively with investment managers throughout the selection, appointment and monitoring process.
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ArticlePRI response to IFRS Foundation Consultation Paper on Sustainability Reporting
The PRI welcomes the IFRS Foundation’s proposal for a Sustainability Standards Board, and recommends that this covers all sustainability topics, builds on existing initiatives and adopts a modular approach to harmonisation that recognises the different perspectives and needs across jurisdictions and stakeholders.
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Q&A: Angela Miller-May, Chief Investment Officer, Chicago Teachers’ Pension Fund
By Carol Jeppesen, Head of US, PRI and Shaska Chirinos, Relationship Manager, US, PRI
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ArticleGuidance for private equity signatories: US directors’ duties and ESG
The legal duties imposed on directors of US companies incorporated in Delaware require them to take into account material ESG factors and permit them to take other ESG factors into account when rationally related to stockholder interests when discharging their duties.
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ArticleTheme 3: Covid-19, privacy rights and cyber security risks
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, governments have introduced measures around bio-surveillance, censorship and misinformation that could have significant impacts on privacy rights.
