Press releases – Page 5
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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
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News and pressPrinciples for Responsible Investment sets new human rights expectations for investors
World’s leading proponent of responsible investment sets clear expectations for investors in new report, outlining why and how to consider human rights in investment activities.
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News and pressThirty of the world’s largest investors set unprecedented 5-year portfolio decarbonization targets
Implementation of targets represents substantial decoupling of portfolio emissions from global economy
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News and pressInvestor groups call on companies to reflect climate-related risks in financial reporting
Investors are concerned that companies risk overstating financial statements by failing to include the effects of climate change on profits and assets
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News and pressPRI and WBCSD join forces to drive corporate-investor action on sustainable development
The Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) – together representing asset owners, investment managers, service providers and businesses – have forged a new collaboration to create the enabling conditions for a sustainable financial system.
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News and pressPrinciples for Responsible Investment releases new framework for signatories to take action on the Sustainable Development Goals
World’s leading proponent of responsible investment releases report with five-part framework for investors to help achieve SDGs
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News and pressPing An joins Climate Action 100+
Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China has announced that they have joined the Climate Action 100+ as a participant
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UN-supported investor group finds large gap between stock-market winners and losers from “Inevitable Policy Response” to climate change
As part of the Inevitable Policy Response programme, the UN-supported Principles of Responsible Investing (PRI) today launches a detailed forecast of the financial impacts of an inevitable policy response to climate change by 2025 on the MSCI ACWI equity index, designed to provide a broad measure of globally listed equity ...
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News and pressAxa, Aviva, CNP, FRR join UN-convened Asset Owner Alliance pushing for net-zero portfolios by 2050
AXA, Aviva, CNP Assurances and Fonds de Réserve pour les Retraites (FRR) announced today they are joining the UN-convened Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance, raising total assets under management targeting carbon neutrality by 2050 to more than $3.9 trillion. The Alliance is a group of the world’s largest ...
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News and pressGroundbreaking work to assess real-world sustainability impact for investors
LONDON – Today the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) and The Generation Foundation announced the launch of pioneering research with global law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP (‘Freshfields’) to analyse whether and how legal frameworks allow for - and incentivise - ...
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CFA Institute与PRI发布的新实践指导和案例研究展示中国市场领先的ESG整合实践
English version 中国的ESG整合： 实践指导和案例研究 CFA Institute和 Principle for Responsible Investment (PRI) 发布的最新研究显示，国际客户需求与监管要求的独特结合加速了ESG投资在中国的发展，并对投资价值链产生连锁反应。 此份指南在与中国人民银行、中国证券投资基金业协会（基金业协会）和中国投资管理公司等主要机构的一系列访谈，以及在北京（由基金业协会提供支持）、杭州、上海和深圳举办的研讨会的基础上形成。 研究显示，资产所有者正在研究 ESG 投资的裨益，以及新政策、法规和规则可能如何影响其投资绩效。投资管理公司正在积极准备，并响应投资者的 ESG 要求，并研究如何将ESG 因素融入其公司持股和投资组合中。企业则正在研究如何管理和报告其自身的环境足迹，并试图了解如何从同行中脱颖而出。 PRI中国区负责人罗楠表示， “ESG整合策略在中国显现强劲发展势头，中国作为全球第二大经济体，这一发展具有重要意义。同其他市场一样，关于ESG投资裨益的教育至关重要。中国部分投资管理公司已在投资策略中采用高质量的ESG投资实践，并可与世界其他地区领先投资者的实践相媲美。” “在中国资本市场进一步深化开放，对全球投资者的吸引力与日俱增的背景下， ESG也正在成为投资管理领域备受关注的议题。” CFA Institute资深中国会长贾立军表示：” CFA Institute一直在推动ESG整合与投资实践的研究以及相关从业标准的建立方面进行不懈努力。同时，我们也将继续通过科学的专业知识体系和高标准的职业操守要求，助力中国金融行业培养掌握国际先进实践经验的高素质金融人才，为加强ESG生态发展所需的人才资本贡献一份力量。” 基于市场参与者表现出对实践指南及深入了解ESG投资在投资价值链中的广泛应用和影响的浓厚兴趣。，我们撰写了最新报告《中国的ESG整合：实践指南和案例研究》。该报告包括： 阐述ESG整合如何作为缓减风险、产生阿尔法收益的工具； 概述股票、公司债券、主权债、市政债券及结构化信用领域的最佳实践； ESG整合框架，涵盖全球范围内广泛采用的ESG整合方法； 详细分析中国内地市场的ESG整合与数据披露状况； 与中国人民银行和基金业协会的访谈内容； 与华夏基金管理有限公司、易方达基金管理有限公司、嘉实基金管理有限公司、 华宝基金管理有限公司的访谈内容； 易方达基金管理有限公司、华宝基金管理有限公司、Insight Investment和Breckinridge Capital Advisors提供的案例研究。 通过上述与重要机构的访谈、以及 CFA 北京协会、CFA深圳协会和沪杭两地由CFA持证人主办的四场研讨会（基金业协会支持了其中深圳场的活动），我们识别出推动本地投资者积极开展ESG投资的多个因素。虽然中国ESG投资实践发展的起点不高，但体现出了强劲的势头。驱动因素还包括随着中国A股市场被纳入主要国际指数，意味着国际投资者需要扩大对中国的投资。中国自上而下的推动如七部委发布的《关于构建绿色金融体系的指导意见》也是重要的驱动因素之一。中国证券监督管理委员会（证监会）、基金业协会、上海证券交易所和深圳证券交易所等重要机构也积极推动了ESG投资的发展。 CFA Institute 和 Principle for Responsible ...
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New guidance and case studies demonstrate market-leading ESG integration practices in China
Chinese version 中国的ESG整合： 实践指导和案例研究 (ESG integration in China: practical guidance and case studies) New research by CFA Institute and Principle for Responsible Investment (PRI) revealed that the unique combination of international client demand and regulation has accelerated ESG investing in China and had a ripple effect on its investment value ...
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News and pressNominations for the 2020 Oslo Business for Peace Award now open
Candidate submissions will be accepted until November 21
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News and press230 Investors with USD $16.2 trillion in AUM Call for Corporate Action on Deforestation, Signaling Support for the Amazon
Today, 230 institutional investors representing USD $16.2 trillion in assets under management are calling on companies to take urgent action in light of the devastating fires in the Amazon, which have been fuelled in part because of the deforestation happening at an alarming rate in Brazil and Bolivia.
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News and pressGuidance for PRI private equity signatories on directors duties and ESG
The PRI has commissioned law firm Debevoise & Plimpton to author a memorandum on “The Duty of UK Company Directors to Consider Relevant ESG Factors”
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News and pressLeading Asia Pacific equity and fixed income investors identify barriers to ESG integration, new research by CFA Institute and the PRI finds
Findings show the current state of ESG integration in Australia, China, India, Japan, Singapore and Hong Kong SAR, China.
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News and pressFifty-six investors sign statement on sustainable palm oil
Fifty-six global investment organisations* highlight their support for the RSPO and call for the palm oil industry to adopt and implement publicly available No Deforestation, No Peat and No Exploitation policies.
