All PRI archive articles – Page 3
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Reports/Guides
The PRI's engagement on water risks
In 2012, following a period of consultation with PRI signatories and the Investor Engagement Steering Committee, water risks were identified as a priority area for the PRI’s coordinated collaborative engagement programme.
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Case studies
A general partner's case study: Global Environment Fund
Case study by Global Environment Fund
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Case studies
A general partner's case study: CVC Capital Partners
Case study by CVC Capital Partners
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Case studies
A general partner's case study: Blue Wolf Capital Partners
Case study by Blue Wolf Capital Partners
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Academic research
Stock duration and misvaluation
In Stock Duration and Misvaluation, Cremers, Pareek and Sautner (2012) empirically investigate whether the presence of institutional investors with short investment horizons has an impact on stock prices.
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Academic research
Environmental and social consequences of climate change
In 2012 the UK Government’s Department for Environment, Food Rural Affairs and Environment Agency (DEFRA) produced a Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA) evaluating the main climate-related risks and opportunities in eleven sectors in the UK, over the course of the current century to 2100.
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Academic research
Long-term capitalism
In these articles, Barton and Wiseman outline their view that the short-term approaches to managing and investing in companies, approaches which were responsible for the financial crisis, still exist.
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Academic research
Bribes and firm value
In Bribes and Firm Value, Zeume investigates whether the ability to use bribes creates company value.
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Academic research
RI Quarterly Vol. 3: Long-termism in financial markets
Why is there so little academic research on long termism in financial markets?
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Reports/Guides
Intégration des critères ESG dans le capital-investissement: guide à l'usage des societes de gestion
L’intégration des critères ESG consiste à mettre en place des processus pour aider les GPs à identifier, gérer et rendre compte des risques et opportunités ESG dans leurs décisions d’investissement et la gestion de leur portefeuille.
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Academic research
Uncertain times, plural rationalities and the pension fiduciary
Huang et al in this paper explore the application of the theory of plural rationality to defined benefit pension fund decision-making.
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Academic research
Fiduciary duty and sin stocks: is vice really nice?
This paper investigates whether fiduciary duty obliges pension fund trustees to invest over-proportionally in ‘sin stocks’, i.e. companies operating in sectors traditionally considered unethical such as tobacco, alcohol, gambling and defence.
