All PRI archive articles
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Reports/GuidesUnderstanding the public policy life-cycle
The process of public policy has a number of stages which interact in a dynamic fashion: identification, information gathering, decision-making, implementation, evaluation, termination and renewal.
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Reports/Guides
Why are long-term investors interested in public policy?
Public policy plays a critical role in regulating and framing the relationship between companies and their investors and, in turn, the relationship between companies, investors and wider society.
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Reports/Guides
Investor engagement in public policy: Guidance for investors and policymakers
If we are to scale up and maximise the contribution that long-term investors can make to the public policy process, both long-term investors and policymakers need to raise their game.
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Case studies
Investor engagement in public policy: Case study summaries
Experiences and lessons learned from five case studies of investors being engaged in the policy making process.
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Reports/Guides
The case for investor engagement in public policy
Public policy critically affects the ability of long-term investors to generate sustainable returns and create value.
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Academic research
Why talk? A process model of dialogue in shareholder engagement
Ferraro and Beunza analyse data on shareholder engagements from a faith-based coalition (ICCR, Interfaith Center for Corporate Responsibility) to develop a process model for dialogue.
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Academic research
Exploration of the cross-sectional return distributions of socially responsible investment funds
The authors differentiate themselves from other work in the field by analysing how total and risk-adjusted returns are distributed, compared at various intervals away from the median (cross-sectional analysis).
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Academic research
Risk attenuation and the reporting of health and safety performance
Sustainalytics Prize for Excellence in Responsible Investment Research: HONOURABLE MENTION Sharron O’Neill, Macquarie University; Jack Flanagan and Kevin Clarke, University of New South Wales Key findings Voluntary disclosure of Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) performance is inadequate for corporate risk management and investor analysis. ...
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Academic research
Directors' duties in the anthropocene: liability for corporate harm due to incation on climate change
Sustainalytics Prize for Excellence in Responsible Investment Research: STUDENT PRIZE (JOINT WINNER) Sarah Barker, University of Melbourne Key findings Climate change presents material financial risks. The duty of care and diligence requires directors to be informed and engaged; ignorance and inaction are no ...
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Academic research
CSR ratings: does more information add more value?
Professor Magali A. Delmas, University of California, Los Angeles Key findings A firm may be rewarded by the market for how it manages potential environmental outcomes rather than its actual environmental impact. Disclosure raises issues since a firm may have good internal processes, such ...
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Academic research
RI Quarterly Vol. 5: Highlights from the PRI Academic Network Conference 2014
Each year the PRI Academic Network Annual Conference grows in stature, and this year was no exception! Using a deliberate strategy to ‘bridge the gap’ between responsible investment academics and investors, our 7th annual conference exceeded its goals.
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Case studies
E&S-themed investing case study: Local Government Super
Case study by Local Government Super
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Case studies
E&S-themed investing case study: Merseyside Pension Fund
Case study by Merseyside Pension Fund
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Case studies
E&S-themed investing case study: Wespath Investment Management
Case study by Wespath Investment Management
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Case studies
E&S-themed investing case study: Sarona Asset Management
Case study by Sarona Asset Management
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Case studies
E&S-themed investing case study: Environment Agency Pension Fund
Case study by Environment Agency Pension Fund
