All Governance issues articles – Page 7
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Academic researchHow ESG engagement creates value for investors and companies
There is growing evidence that engagement by investors with companies on ESG issues can create shareholder value.
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PRI Web Page
Engaging with companies on cyber security
Cyber attacks can compromise customer information, operational systems and sensitive business data such as financial data, supplier details and intellectual property.
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Webinar
PRI in Person 2017 - Reinventing remuneration: making executive pay work
Many stakeholders now recognise that current models of remuneration are not working and that a fundamental overhaul is needed. But there are still many open questions: in this session, we will debate the answers.
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Webinar
PRI in Person 2017 - ESG snapshots: issues to watch in 2018
This session will briefly explore a series of trends and emerging ESG issues across sectors. Issues to be discussed will include deforestation and its link to cattle production, the impact of sugar on health, blockchain, and the recent phenomenon of fake news. Delegates can expect an interactive session which will ...
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Webinar
PRI in Person 2017 - Cyber security: empowering the investor
This session will provide an introduction to cyber security, and identify the key questions that investors should ask.
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News and press
Proxy season 2017: analysing the trends
With the 2017 proxy season now complete, it is time to take stock of the outcomes, analyse the voting trends and learn lessons for next year.
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Engagement guide
Engaging on director nominations
Director nominations and elections represent some of the most fundamental ownership rights for shareholders – namely the right to appoint and remove members of a company board to represent their interests in promoting long-term value creation.
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Podcast
Corporate tax responsibility
Robert Wilson (MFS Investment Management) joins the PRI’s Athanasia Karananou to discuss the issue of tax and why this matters to investors. This covers Robert’s work as part of a PRI-led investor taskforce to explore and engage on the issue of corporate tax responsibility.
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Podcast
Corporate climate lobbying in the U.S.
Kathy Mulvey (Union of Concerned Scientists) joins the PRI’s Paul Chandler to discuss why corporate lobbying on climate change matters to investors, as well as the findings from UCS’ new report: The Climate Accountability Scorecard - Ranking Major Fossil Fuel Companies on Climate Deception, Disclosure, and Action.
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Podcast
Responsible investment news roundup - October 2016
Five-minute roundup of the latest responsible investment and ESG news. This month’s topics include the flurry of recent global climate deals, Yahoo’s data breach, gender diversity in mining and Morningstar’s new sustainability indices.
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Podcast
Corporate ownership transparency
Secret or anonymously-owned companies pose a number of risks to shareholders - both financial and non-financial. This is primarily due to the difficulty in identifying the actual (“beneficial”) owners. Eryn Schornick (Global Witness) joins the PRI’s Olivia Mooney to discuss the issue, as well as the tools available to investors ...
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Case study
Feeding governance insights into smart beta strategies
Case study by Bank J. Safra Sarasin
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Engagement guide
Engaging on anti-bribery and corruption
Corruption remains one of the world’s greatest challenges. For businesses, corruption impedes economic growth, distorts competition and represents serious legal and reputational risks. The PRI provides guidance on how investors can assess and engage with investee companies to improve anti-corruption practices and reduce risks.
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Podcast
Proxy access in the USA
Scott Zdrazil (New York City Comptroller) joins the PRI’s Olivia Mooney to discuss the development of proxy access in the USA. This includes an overview of the Boardroom Accountability Project, the company response so far and advice for investors on how to engage on the issue.
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Engagement guide
How to integrate ESG issues into executive pay: a review of utilities and extractives
Research and insights on the extent to which ESG factors are incorporated into pay design in the utilities and extractives sectors
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Engagement guide
Why and how to engage on corporate tax responsibility
The business case for responsible investors to explore the long-term implications of tax-related risks is multifaceted.
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Engagement guide
Engaging on corporate tax responsibility: what's next?
Investors should be asking companies for better disclosure on their tax practices, to further understand if and how companies and their boards identify and respond to taxrelated risks, and government and other stakeholders’ expectations.
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