All Governance issues articles – Page 7
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Case studyClimate lobbying case study: ExxonMobil - perspective from Walden Asset Management
Case study by Walden Asset Management
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Engagement guideConverging on climate lobbying: aligning corporate practice with investor expectations
Investors are increasingly scrutinising corporate engagement on climate policy as it plays a critical role in helping governments create practical climate policy solutions. However, corporate engagement on climate policy is a double-edged sword.
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Engagement guideEvaluating and engaging on corporate tax transparency: An investor guide
This report serves as an investor tool for engagements on tax, drawing on key trends and gaps observed in the current status of corporate income tax disclosure practices.
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Academic research
Introduction to how ESG engagement creates value for investors and companies
A growing number of investors are undertaking corporate engagement and exercising their rights as shareholders to influence corporate behaviour.
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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 PageEngaging 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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WebinarPRI 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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WebinarPRI 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 guideEngaging 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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PodcastCorporate 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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Engagement guideEngaging 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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Engagement guideHow 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 guideWhy 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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Engagement guide
How to conduct a collaborative engagement
Once an investor group has identified one or more ESG issues and agreed to engage collaboratively to address them, the process of collaborative shareholder dialogue with companies typically follows a series of stages.
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Engagement guide
The foundations of a collaborative engagement
Typically, engagement begins when one or more investors identifies an issue or specific ESG risk relating to a particular company or sector, and does some initial research to determine whether there is a business case for the company to take steps to respond.
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Engagement guide
Overview of collaborative engagement
Collaborative shareholder engagement occurs when a group of institutional investors come together to engage in dialogue with companies on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues.
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Engagement guideGetting started with collaborative engagement
Engagement is the process through which investors use their influence to encourage companies they invest in to improve their management of ESG issues.
