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Fiduciary duty in the 21st century – from a legal case to regulatory clarification around ESG

Al Gore introduces fiduciary duty in the 21st century

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Former Vice President and Chairman of Generation Investment Management, Al Gore, introduces the PRI, UNEP FI and The Generation Foundation’s Fiduciary duty in the 21st century programme.

The project finds that, far from being a barrier, there are positive duties to integrate environmental, social and governance factors in investment processes.

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