All Governance issues articles – Page 6
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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.
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Blog post
Could corporate lobbying pose a significant threat to responsible investment?
Signatories: act now by signing the PRI’s letter to the SEC
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Case study
Engaging on corporate public policy lobbying
As a long-term shareholder of publicly traded companies, Boston Trust Walden has worked to strengthen company policies, practices and transparency on key environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues through active ownership.
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Article
Guidance for private equity signatories: directors’ duties and ESG
The legal duties imposed on UK company directors require them, when exercising their powers, to understand and anticipate relevant risks to, and opportunities for, the company, including those related to environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors. Directors should ensure that their company has processes to identify, manage and mitigate or ...
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Blog post
Embedding sustainability into executive pay
By Vaishnavi Ravishankar, Senior Analyst, ESG, PRI
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Webinar
Webinar: how to prevent child exploitation online
The PRI hosted a webinar to explore the issue of child sexual exploitation online and how investors can engage with ICT companies on this issue. During the webinar speakers took the opportunity to discuss the issues related to the governance of ICT companies and their role in protecting users, of ...
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Academic research
Why and how investors can respond to income inequality
The gap in income and wealth between the very affluent and the rest of society has become one of the most noteworthy socio-economic issues of our time.
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Engagement guide
Investor-company dialogue on cyber security: five emerging findings
A study by Accenture found that the global average cost of cyber crime has risen from $7.2 million in 2013 to $11.7 million in 2017. Businesses are under pressure to strengthen their cyber security capabilities and be more effective in managing cyber incidents.
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News and press
PRI steps up engagement on cyber security
The PRI today launched findings on how seriously corporates are taking the issue of cyber security, with the publication of Stepping up governance on cyber security: what is corporate disclosure telling investors?
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Podcast
OECD BEPS project and country-by-country reporting
Richard Murphy, a chartered accountant, political economist, and co-founder of the Tax Justice Network, joins PRI’s Vaishnavi Ravishankar to discuss the OECD’s BEPS project with a particular focus on Action 13 and country-by-country reporting. Together, they unpack the concept by discussing the merits as well as challenges associated with requirements.
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Case study
Case study: understanding lobbying practices as part of carbon risk management
Case study by GES International