All Climate change articles – Page 11
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News and pressCEOs 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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WebinarDissecting Green Returns
The PRI Academic Network Week was hosted across five days between 19 - 23 September 2022.
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PodcastESG 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 postThe human right to a healthy environment provides a strong mandate to investors
By Louisa Guy, UK Policy Analyst, PRI
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WebinarPreparing 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 pressiCI 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 pressIn 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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ArticlePRI 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 PageThe PRI and COP27
The UN’s annual climate change conference, known as COP, reviews and drives progress on international climate accords such as the Paris Agreement. The event brings together hundreds of governments and thousands of representatives from civil society, including the financial industry. PRI plays a leading role in representing investors’ priorities. ...
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Blog postCode of the road: new traffic lights for investors to finance the transition
Jan Vandermosten, Senior Policy Analyst, EU, PRI
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Blog postWhoever 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 guideIncorporating 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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Workshop summaryBringing 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.
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PRI reporting analysisInside PRI data: asset owner action
This report analyses the responses of asset owner signatories who participated in PRI reporting in 2021. It covers asset owners’ top-level commitments, responsible investment policies, processes for selecting, appointing and monitoring managers, and climate-change strategies.
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News and pressIPR releases climate policy and progress assessment for Quarter Two
IPR releases climate policy and progress assessment for Quarter Two. Momentum still positive towards 1.8°C despite global headwinds
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Policy reportReconciling energy security with net zero commitments (EU)
The war in Ukraine has accentuated the EU’s dependence on fossil fuel imports from Russia and further exacerbated the triple energy policy challenge – energy security, affordability, and addressing climate change – facing governments in Europe and across the globe.
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WebinarIPR Quarterly Forecast Tracker - global climate policy, trends & technology
In the second of a new 2022 quarterly webinar series, IPR, PRI and panellists will review long term implications for PRI signatories on the biggest developments each quarter, using the 2021 FPS as a baseline to measure progress.
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Thought leadershipQ2 2022 Quarterly Forecast Tracker
This second QFT Update covers the period from April to June 2022.
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PodcastBringing ESG factors into sovereign debt indices
In this episode of the PRI podcast, Jasper Cox, Investment Practices Analyst at the PRI, speaks with Lupin Rahman, Head of Emerging Markets Sovereign Credit at PIMCO, and Jarrad Linzie, Global Head of Fixed Income Index Research at MSCI.
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Blog postHow best to implement net-zero pledges to achieve corporate decarbonisation
By Harrison Hong and Neng Wang, Columbia University; and Jinqiang Yang, Shanghai University of Finance
