Press releases – Page 4
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News and pressMajor international legal report backs growing institutional investor focus on achieving positive sustainability impacts
New research provides a legal framework for institutional investors internationally as they seek to address key environmental and social sustainability challenges, and sets out the opportunities for policy reform
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News and pressMajor investors join IPR as strategic partners
Next stage in drive to develop forecasts for the climate transition
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News and pressPRI reacts to the reintroduction of the Climate Change Financial Risk Act
The PRI welcomes the reintroduction of Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) and Congressman Sean Casten (D-Ill.)’s bill, which will ensure that the U.S. financial system is better prepared for the impact of climate change.
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News and pressPRI reacts to the Sustainable Investment Policies Act and the Retirees Sustainable Investment Opportunities Act
The PRI welcomes Congressman Andy Levin (MI-09)’s bills, which aim to protect and increase sustainable investment. Together, the bills encourage large asset managers, plan investors and fiduciaries to take into account ESG factors when making investment decisions and make clear that considering ESG factors can be part of fiduciary duty.
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News and pressThe ASCOR Project: Assessing Sovereign Climate-related Opportunities and Risks
Asset owners, BT Pension Scheme and the Church of England Pensions Board, alongside the UN-convened Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance (AOA), the Coalition for Environmentally Responsible Economies (Ceres), the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC), the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), the Transition Pathway Initiative (TPI) are, supported by Chronos ...
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News and pressPRI Statement on BEIS Climate-Related Reporting Proposal
On the final day of consultation on climate reporting, the PRI wants to reinforce that the proposal from BEIS represents a worrying step backwards.
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News and pressPrinciples for Responsible Investment Releases Guidance for Asset Owners on Incorporating ESG Preferences of Beneficiaries
New report from world’s leading proponent of responsible investment outlines pension beneficiary preferences on ESG issues and four-step guide for asset owners
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News and pressPRI statement on Heather Slavkin Corzo’s appointment as Policy Director at the SEC
The PRI congratulates Heather Slavkin Corzo on her new role as Policy Director at the Securities and Exchange Commission. Slavkin Corzo was appointed to the position yesterday by Chair Gary Gensler.
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News and pressClimate Action 100+ issues its first-ever net zero company benchmark of the world’s largest corporate emitters
Benchmark defines key indicators of success for business alignment with a net zero emissions future and goals of the Paris Agreement
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News and pressNearly 90 private equity firms representing $700 billion AUM have signed up to a global climate initiative ahead of COP26
Nearly 90 private equity firms representing over US $700 billion in AUM have signed up to the Initiative Climat International (iCI), a first of its kind climate initiative for private equity, supported by the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI). The PRI is calling on the private equity industry to accelerate ...
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News and pressPrinciples for Responsible Investment and European Leveraged Finance Association launch second set of ESG Fact Sheets
The Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) and the European Leveraged Finance Association (ELFA) have today launched the second set of sector-specific guidance.
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News and pressPrinciples for Responsible Investment releases new guidance on investors’ approach to voting on shareholder resolutions
New report from world’s leading proponent of responsible investment comes ahead of 2021’s AGM season
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News and pressThe PRI and ELFA’s second sector-focused ESG roundtable attracts over 100 market participants
The event and ongoing dialogue with key stakeholders will inform upcoming ESG Fact Sheets for the chemicals, industrials, retail, technology / software, and communications infrastructure sectors
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News and pressUnited Nations Secretary-General: institutional investors crucial for net zero
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called on investors who move much of the world’s money to set increasingly ambitious targets and adopt specific plans for achieving net-zero carbon emissions.
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News and pressRecords accelerated company commitments to net-zero emissions but gaps remain
Almost half the focus companies of Climate Action 100+ – the world’s largest ever investor engagement initiative on climate change – have now established commitments to reach net-zero emissions by 2050 or sooner, its latest progress report reveals.
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News and pressNew PRI-SFAF workshop explores ESG, credit risk and high yield companies
The Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) and the Société Française des Analystes Financiers (SFAF) continued their collaboration to further the understanding of how environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors impact credit risk analysis by hosting a workshop on 25 November, attended by the participants of the SFAF credit commission, buy-side ...
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News and pressClimate Action 100+ adds to focus list of companies
Climate Action 100+, a global initiative involving over 500 signatories responsible for more than USD47 trillion assets under management, has expanded the focus list of companies it is engaging with to deliver Paris Agreement-aligned emissions cuts, implement strong climate governance frameworks and improve climate-related disclosures.
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News and pressUN‐convened Net‐Zero Asset Owner Alliance rules out new thermal coal investment
Immediate cancellation of all new thermal coal projects Phase‐out of all unabated existing coal‐fired electricity generation No further thermal coal power plants should be financed, developed or planned Governments must focus on incentivizing clean energy technologies and meeting energy needs in both developed and emerging economies with low‐carbon ...
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News and pressPrinciples for Responsible Investment releases new guidelines for asset owners on relationships with investment managers
World’s leading proponent of responsible investment defines clear expectations for how institutional investors should approach Selection, Appointment and Monitoring (SAM).
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News and pressNew investor guide to negative emission technologies and land use
Corporate demand for forest-related carbon removal could generate $800bn in annual revenues by 2050, worth a market capitalisation of $1.2 trillion today, surpassing the current market capitalisation of oil & gas majors - new study commissioned by UN-supported investor body finds
