All Climate change articles
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Blog postWhy it’s time for investors to take another look at US climate policy
Greg Hershman, Head of US Policy, and Ed Baker, Head of Climate Policy, PRI
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Blog post
How do companies adapt to climate change exposure?
By Xia Li, Boston University ACADEMIC BLOG Companies across the globe are facing increasing physical climate risks. Droughts and heat stress gripped the US, Europe, and China this summer, affecting labour productivity, resource availability, and cargo shipping. Floods in Pakistan and Australia halted factory operations and wiped out crops. ...
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Workshop summary
Climate budget tagging: A discussion between sovereign debt investors and issuers
Debt management and budget department officials, alongside investment managers, discussed the purpose of CBT, how countries have started to tag climate expenditure, and its uses for debt issuance and investment analysis. This workshop summary presents the main themes from the discussion.
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News and press
CEOs of leading investor groups call on new government to uphold net zero ambition
The CEOs of PRI, IIGCC, UKSIF and 8 leading UK investors published an open letter to the UK Prime Minister and officials outlining the case for upholding net zero ambition.
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Podcast
ESG in credit risk and ratings: episode 10
In the tenth podcast of a series on the ESG in Credit Risk and Ratings Initiative, Sixtine Dubost (PRI) speaks with Erika Wranegard (Lombard Odier Investment Managers) and Michael Ferguson (S&P Global Ratings) about the ESG information provider landscape and the usefulness of the product and service offering for fixed ...
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Blog post
The human right to a healthy environment provides a strong mandate to investors
By Louisa Guy, UK Policy Analyst, PRI
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Webinar
Preparing for 2023: Lessons from 2022 proxy season
Hear from PRI stewardship experts on key ESG issues to have on your radar as you prepare for proxy season 2023
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News and press
iCI launches Asia-Pacific chapter to extend global push for private market climate ambition
Initiative Climat International (iCI), the global private equity climate initiative, today announces the launch of its Asia-Pacific chapter, bringing together private market investors across the region to continue the global drive to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and accelerate the transition to a zero-carbon, climate resilient economy.
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News and press
In defence of ESG: Treating emissions in a silo will not solve the climate crisis
The below letter was drafted in response to an article in The Economist: “ESG should be boiled down to one simple measure: emissions” (July 21st 2022). An edited version was published by The Economist on August 11th 2022 and is available here.
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Event
IPR Quarterly Forecast Tracker - global climate policy, trends & technology
4 October 2022 | Online
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Article
PRI consultation response on Exposure Draft European Sustainability Reporting Standards
The PRI welcomes the publication of Exposure Draft European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) by the European Financial Advisory Group (EFRAG) and is broadly supportive of their content. Our recommendations seek to ensure that reporting under the ESRS meets the information needs of responsible investors.
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PRI Web Page
The PRI and COP27
COP27, the annual UN climate conference, is taking place this year in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. The conference represents what is likely to be the final opportunity to take global collective action on the climate crisis and achieve net zero emissions across the economy in line with the Paris Agreement. ...
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Blog post
Code of the road: new traffic lights for investors to finance the transition
Jan Vandermosten, Senior Policy Analyst, EU, PRI
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Blog post
Whoever wins the Tory leadership, progress on UK climate policies must remain a priority
By Eliette Riera, Head of UK Policy
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Technical guide
Incorporating climate change in private markets: An investor resource guide
A guide on the publicly available resources and initiatives available for direct and indirect private equity and real assets equity investors to help them incorporate climate change considerations in their investment process.
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Podcast
Incorporating human rights and climate into investment mandates
The ICGN have recently published an update of the ICGN model mandate paper alongside the GISD. In this session we will explore the paper, how it might be used and how the relationship between asset managers and asset owners has changed since the publication of the original paper in 2012.
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Workshop summary
Bringing together sovereign debt investors and climate information providers
Sovereign bondholders’ demand for data, analytics and broader information about climate change has outpaced supply from third-party providers, whose product offerings were originally developed to serve equity investors. This workshop summarises a discussion between climate information providers and a group of sovereign debt investors.
