All Governance issues articles – Page 5
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WebinarEngaging on Whistleblowing: The Value for Investors
This webinar will explore the relevance of whistleblowing for investors and launch the PRI engagement guidance on whistleblowing. The discussion will cover the investor perspective, implications of recent regulatory developments such as the EU Whistleblower Protection Directive, and include perspectives from a former whistleblower.
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Blog post
Whistleblowing through the social and governance lenses
By Betina Vaz Boni, Analyst, Governance Issues, PRI and Elena Espinoza, Acting Head, Social Issues, PRI
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Engagement guide
Whistleblowing: why and how to engage with your investee companies
Transparency International defines whistleblowing as the disclosure or reporting of wrongdoing. We use a broad framing of whistleblowing mechanisms to include those arrangements that encourage employees, customers and suppliers to speak up and share information on activities that violate a company’s ethical code of conduct, its legal and regulatory requirements ...
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Webinar
PRI Digital Forum: EMEA - The future of the corporation
In this keynote, Colin Mayer will explore the concept of corporate purpose, take a position on the purpose vs. profit debate and highlight the role investors can play in redefining the future of the corporation.
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Case study
Corporate Governance 2020 Annual Study – performance of Latin American companies
Case study by GovernArt and Vigeo Eiris Chile SpA
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Blog post
What corporate purpose actually means – and how investors can assess it
By Alex Edmans, London Business School
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Article
Theme 3: Covid-19, privacy rights and cyber security risks
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.
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Case study
The importance of corporate governance in strategic asset allocation
Case study by Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) Signatory type: Investment manager Region of operation: Global Assets under management: US$500bn Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) is a large diversified asset management company based in the UK. We manage over US$500bn of assets for a variety of institutional and retail clients ...
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Article
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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Podcast
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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Blog post
Could COVID-19 fight off tax avoidance?
By Vaishnavi Ravishankar, Senior Analyst, ESG, PRI
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Webinar
Results: PRI collaborative engagement on tax transparency
The PRI has recently published a report summarising the outcomes of the collaborative engagement on tax transparency (2017-2019). This webinar will provide an overview of the report and discuss members’ views of the progress made and next steps for further action.
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Webinar
Navigating cyber security and privacy rights during COVID-19: recommendations for investors
This webinar aims to highlight the implications for investors when assessing companies’ readiness to the threats presented by the pandemic including those relating to digital security, privacy and human rights.
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Blog post
Why cyber security and governance should go hand in hand
By Betina Vaz Boni, Analyst, Governance Issues, PRI
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Engagement guide
Engaging on cyber security: results of the PRI collaborative engagement 2017-2019 - p3/3
Recommendations for engagement & disclosure expectations
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Engagement guide
Engaging on cyber security: results of the PRI collaborative engagement 2017-2019 - p2/3
Cyber security in practice: Insights from the engagement dialogue
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Engagement guide
Engaging on cyber security: results of the PRI collaborative engagement 2017-2019
Menu styles Menu Executive summary Cyber security has been recognised as a risk in the World Economic Forum Global Risks Report for several years, with the latest version ranking cyber security as one of the top 10 risks that the world will face in the next ...
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Blog post
Secret offshore vehicles and investor concerns
By James O’Donovan, Finance Professor at City University of Hong Kong, Hannes Wagner, Finance Professor at Bocconi University, and Stefan Zeume, Finance Professor at University of Illinois
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Engagement guide
Advancing tax transparency: outcomes from the PRI collaborative engagement
This report summarises the outcomes of the PRI collaborative engagement on corporate tax transparency, which ran from 2017 to 2019.
