All Environmental issues articles – Page 10
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Thought leadershipMapping natural capital depletion
The PRI and UNEP-WCMC have developed maps to showcase hotspots of relative natural capital depletion on a global scale, available for visualisation in ENCORE – an interactive, online tool that highlights how businesses may be exposed to accelerating environmental change.
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WebinarJoining the dots: investor action on climate and nature
To begin this PRI Digital Forum, we will draw together these two critically important topics and highlight some of the approaches investors can take to achieve progress on both fronts.
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Blog postESG rating disagreements: why is corporate virtue so subjective?
By Dane Christensen, University of Oregon; George Serafeim, Harvard Business School, and Anywhere Sikochi; Harvard Business School
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WebinarSEC Climate Disclosure: How Investors Can Get Involved
During this webinar the PRI give an overview of the SEC’s request for information by market participants on climate disclosure
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News and pressPrinciples for Responsible Investment Releases Guidance for Asset Owners on Incorporating ESG Preferences of Beneficiaries
New report from world’s leading proponent of responsible investment outlines pension beneficiary preferences on ESG issues and four-step guide for asset owners
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Blog postWhat can we learn from corporate responses to ESG ratings?
By Rieneke Slager, University of Groningen and Jean-Pascal Gond, City, University of London
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Blog postGlobal evolution of responsible investment
By Eduardo Atehortua, Head of LATAM (ex-brazil), PRI
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Blog postLeveraging psychological ownership to protect common resources
By Andrea Luangrath, University of Iowa, Joann Peck, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Colleen Kirk, New York Institute of Technology and Suzanne Shu, Cornell University
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Blog postThe ESG-innovation disconnect: evidence from green patenting
By Lauren Cohen, L.E. Simmons Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School, Umit G. Gurun, Ashbel Smith Professor of Finance and Accounting, University of Texas at Dallas, Quoc Nguyen, Assistant Professor of Finance, DePaul University
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Workshop summaryESG in credit risk: Workshop with borrowers in the mining sector
Credit analysts met with four mining companies to discuss the sector’s transition from a ‘dirty industry’ facing multiple ESG risks, to a more sustainable business model. Discussions focused on analysts’ and companies’ differing assessments of the issues that pose the biggest financial risks.
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News and pressUnited Nations Secretary-General: institutional investors crucial for net zero
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called on investors who move much of the world’s money to set increasingly ambitious targets and adopt specific plans for achieving net-zero carbon emissions.
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Blog postHow do hurricane shocks impact local public finance dynamics in the US?
By Rhiannon Jerch, Assistant Professor of Economics at Temple University, Matthew E. Kahn, Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Economics and Business and Director of JHU’s 21st Century Cities Initiative, Johns Hopkins University and NBER, and Gary C. Lin, Postdoctoral Fellow at the Johns Hopkins University
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Engagement guideEngaging oil and gas companies on climate: results of the PRI collaborative engagement
Between March 2018 and October 2020, the PRI coordinated a collaborative engagement on climate change transition for the oil and gas sector.
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WebinarPRI Digital Forum: EMEA - Breakout 2B. Africa's Just Transition in practice
This session will discuss the challenges and opportunities of a just transition for Africa, with reflections from the continent and beyond.
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Case studyInvestor Mining and Tailings Safety Initiative
Case study by Church of England Pensions Board and the Council on Ethics of the Swedish National Pension Funds
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Case studyFTSE developed TPI climate transition index – aligning a global equity portfolio with the climate transition
Case study by FTSE Russell, Church of England Pensions Board & Transition Pathway Initiative
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Case studyEU taxonomy alignment case study: KBI
ORGANISATION DETAILS Name KBI Global Investors Signatory type Investment manager Region of operation Global Assets under management Approx. €9.2bn COVERED IN THIS CASE STUDY Asset class Equities Geography Global including emerging markets Sector ...
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WebinarPreventing the Next Pandemic: How Can Investors Manage Deforestation Risks?
During this webinar, we will discuss the link between deforestation and viruses such as Covid-19. We will also provide insights into which assessment tools are currently available to investors to better manage deforestation risk in their portfolios.
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WebinarBiodiversity: What are the Pathways for Priority Sectors and What are Investors Doing?
During this webinar, the PRI will reveal findings from a report on Investor Action on Biodiversity, and the World Economic Forum will provide insight into research on The Future of Nature and Business.
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Engagement guideThe plastics landscape: regulations, policies and influencers
Rounding off a three-part series titled The plastics landscape, this report explores the various plastic-related regulations and policies at different stages of the value chain. It also looks at the types of movements that are influencing how plastic is regulated, managed and used.
