Press releases – Page 6
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News and pressPRI, UNEP FI and The Generation Foundation launch A Legal Framework for Impact
It is crucial that assessing and accounting for the sustainability impact of investment decision making becomes a core part of investment activity. That’s why we have launched A Legal Framework for Impact with UNEP FI and The Generation Foundation.
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News and pressTCFD-based reporting to become mandatory for PRI signatories in 2020
The strategy and governance indicators of the PRI’s climate risk indicators are to become mandatory for signatories to report on from 2020.
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News and pressPRI data shows progress on RI in private equity
The Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) has today published a snapshot report on its 2018 private equity reporting data, which provides a global overview of responsible investment practices in private equity and also highlights areas of progress by looking at comparable datapoints from 2015.
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The PRI publishes its third report on ESG in credit risk analysis and ratings
The Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) today launched a new report, Shifting perceptions: ESG, credit risk and ratings – part 3: from disconnects to action areas.
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PRI signatory growth shows strong momentum
Signatories to the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) reached 2,232 in 2018, a 21% increase on the previous calendar year.
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News and pressThe Global Risks Report 2019: what does it tell PRI signatories?
Published ahead of next week’s Davos, the Global Risks Report provides significant insights into risk to inform government, business and investor action. It asks: is the world sleep walking into a crisis?
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Quarterly update: addressing the physical – and social – risks of climate change
At COP24, we saw hundreds of investors agreeing to a Paris Agreement rulebook.
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New members added to Private Equity Advisory Committee
The PRI is delighted to announce the appointment of five new signatory representatives to the Private Equity Advisory Committee.
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News and pressCOP24: the PRI's four key takeaways for global investors
Following two weeks of climate talks in Katowice, we reflect on the key points of COP24:
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PRI CEO Fiona Reynolds addresses meeting at G20
The PRI’s CEO Fiona Reynolds delivered a speech at a meeting at the G20, convened by the World Bank, where she recommended to G20 policy makers and regulators that they clarify a need for positive duties to integrate ESG factors in the investment process.
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Paris Agreement COP24 update: everything you need to know
COP24 key themes The Paris Agreement Work Program (PAWP): to finalise ‘The Paris Rulebook’ for implementation of the Paris Agreement and, reflect on collective ambition and how to close the emissions gap over the coming two years, namely through the submission of revised NDCs in 2020. The IPCC ...
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France roadmap aims to further strengthen French leadership in sustainable finance
The Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), UNEP FI and The Generation Foundation, in collaboration with Finance for Tomorrow, have launched The Roadmap for Sustainable Finance in France, the last in a series of market analyses from the Fiduciary Duty in the 21st Century programme.
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The IPCC special report on 1.5°C: key takeaways for PRI signatories
Limiting warming to 1.5°C is possibly within the laws of chemistry and physics but doing so would require unprecedented changes Jim Skea, Co-Chair of IPCCC Working Group III
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PRI launches new guide for institutional investors on income inequality
The growing income inequality—the gap in income and wealth between the very affluent and the rest of society—has become one of the most noteworthy socioeconomic issues of our time and whilst institutional investors cannot solve the issue on their own, they are increasingly aware of the problem and wanting to ...
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Canadian government-backed Expert Panel on Sustainable Finance releases interim report
This week, the PRI was delighted to welcome the Canadian government-backed Expert Panel on Sustainable Finance interim report.
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PRI, ICGN launch discussion paper on corporate ESG reporting
Despite growing consensus that the integration of relevant environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into company value creation models and corporate reporting is important, listed companies and organisations providing reporting standards have yet to coalesce on an approach to the treatment and inclusion of ESG factors in company disclosure and ...
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Quarterly update: is a potentially disruptive policy response to climate change inevitable?
In the last few months, we have a seen a number of encouraging initiatives worldwide to focus more attention on the urgency around taking climate action.
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Have your say: upcoming signatory voting opportunities
Between 5 October and 23 November 2018, main signatory contacts will be asked to vote on various elements of PRI governance on behalf of their respective organisations. The request to vote has been sent from [email protected].
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Investor disclosure on TCFD - insights from 2018 PRI Pilot Climate Reporting
With the issue a hot topic in the financial sector, the PRI incorporated pilot climate reporting indicators into its 2018 Reporting Framework, based on the June 2017 TCFD recommendations.
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PRI reacts to Climate Risk Disclosure Act
The PRI welcomes Senator Elizabeth Warren’s bill, which directs the US Securities and Exchange Commission to issue rules requiring companies to disclose information about their exposure to risks caused by climate change.
