All COVID-19 articles
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BlogsWhy the US stimulus proposal is key to building an inclusive green economy
By Gregory Hershman, Senior specialist, US policy, PRI
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Blogs
Why COVID-19 is driving action on climate, biodiversity and social justice
By Fiona Reynolds, CEO, PRI
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Recordings
Spotlight on the Tobacco-Free Finance Pledge
In this episode of the PRI podcast, CEO Fiona Reynolds speaks with Dr Bronwyn King AO, Founder, Director and CEO of Tobacco-Free Portfolios. They discuss the Tobacco-Free Finance Pledge, the progress the initiative has made since its launch, the impact of COVID-19, links between human rights and tobacco, big issues ...
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Theme 3: Covid-19, privacy rights and cyber security risks
What is the issue? 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. Among recent initiatives, governments have passed laws relating to around the tracking of people’s movements, communications and health data, leveraging telecommunications, camera ...
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Theme 2: supporting suppliers and building resilient supply chains
What is the issue? The COVID-19 crisis has highlighted the lack of resilience of supply chains in respect of labour rights during a large-scale disruption. Supply chain management over the recent period has tended to focus on efficiency, for example through reducing inventory levels, while still providing on-time-in-full ...
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Theme 1: protecting workers’ rights through the Covid-19 crisis
What is the issue? The COVID-19 crisis is primarily a public health emergency, but its consequences have shown that it is much more than that. While there is a sense that the pandemic is a collective phenomenon, the stark reality is that it hits the most vulnerable hardest. The ...
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Articles
Covid-19 and human and labour rights concerns
In March 2020, the PRI launched two discussion forums on the PRI collaboration platform to collect investor experiences relating to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Blogs
COVID-19 accelerates ESG trends, global investors confirm
By Fiona Reynolds, CEO, Principles for Responsible Investment
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Recordings
Water sanitation and hygiene during COVID-19
Hand washing and access to clean water play an essential role in preventing the transmission of COVID-19.
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Articles
AGM season during the COVID-19 pandemic: trends and themes
The 2020 AGM season has been unique. The record levels of support seen across 2019’s environmental and social proposals, alongside increasingly urgent climate action and commitments by huge corporates and investors to stakeholder capitalism, set the stage for an interesting season. In addition to this, the COVID-19 crisis has, in ...
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Recordings
COVID-19 crisis: a test for EM sovereign bond investors
This webinar looks at the consequences for emerging market credit risk, the opportunities for a ‘greener, smarter and fairer’ recovery – as proposed by the IMF – and what role sovereign bondholders can play.
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Recordings
A sustainable and inclusive recovery from COVID-19
The connection between investors and policymakers is not working as it should if the recovery from COVID-19 is to be sustainable and inclusive with concrete reforms. This podcast explores the role investors have in elevating climate and human rights as part of the COVID-19 recovery, and how they can work ...
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Sustainable and inclusive: Covid-19 recovery and reform
The connection between investors and policymakers is not working as it should if the recovery is to be sustainable and inclusive with concrete reforms.
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COVID-19 and corporate governance: impact on voting and engagement
In this episode of the PRI podcast, the PRI’s head of corporate governance, Athanasia Karananou speaks with Sacha Sadan of Legal and General Investment Management.
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Reports/Guides
ESG, credit risk and COVID-19
Issuers’ crisis preparations and responses, and bondholder engagement, are two key areas of focus when considering the credit implications of the COVID-19 pandemic through an environmental, social and governance (ESG) lens.
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Articles
Phase two of PRI’s COVID-19 Response
In continuing our work to address the issues responsible investors are facing with regards COVID-19, we are pleased to be launching our next phase.
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Articles
Update on PRI in Person 2020
With the health, safety and wellbeing of our staff, signatories, speakers and delegates our primary concern, and in light of the continuing impact of COVID-19, we have taken the difficult decision to postpone the next PRI in Person conference to 14-16 September 2021.
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Recordings
COVID-19: putting people at the heart of investor response
Recorded during the global COVID-19 pandemic, in this episode of the PRI podcast, the PRI’s CEO, Fiona Reynolds, speaks to Sharan Burrow, General Secretary of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC).
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Recordings
ESG in credit risk analysis: the implications of COVID-19 – part 3
Joss Tantram (WBCSD) Pär Lageryd and Lena Hök (Skanska), Pasi Kyckling (Stora Enso), Carmen Nuzzo (PRI)
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Recordings
COVID-19 and ESG in the 2020 AGM season
Join this webinar to hear from Fiona Reynolds, CEO at the PRI, and investor speakers for an overview of the questions investors should raise on ESG issues during this year’s AGM season in response to COVID-19.
