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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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Principles 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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The 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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United 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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Records 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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New 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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Climate 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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UN‐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 ...
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Principles 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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New 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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Principles 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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Thirty 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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Principles for Responsible Investment releases new California roadmap for responsible investment
World’s leading proponent of responsible investment creates a blueprint for California investors and policymakers to advance ESG integration in investment decision-making throughout the state’s economy
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Investor 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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PRI 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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Principles 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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Ping 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 ...
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Axa, 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 ...
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Groundbreaking 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 ...
