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RecordingPRI in Person & Online: Breakout 2D - Reimagining the built environment for a sustainable future
This session will consider how investors can help build a new paradigm for an environmentally and socially sustainable built environment, from working with policymakers on sustainable planning and design, to identifying and financing the necessary emerging technologies and engaging with stakeholders such as local communities to identify needs and solutions.
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Case study
Harrison Street: Leveraging building design and operations to enhance occupant health
ORGANISATION DETAILS Organisation: Harrison Street Signatory type: Investment manager HQ country: United States of America COVERED IN THIS CASE STUDY Asset class: Real estate Harrison Street’s mission is to be at the vanguard of healthy senior-living communities. This reflects our exclusive focus on alternative real assets, ...
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Case study
Bridge Investment Group: Workforce and affordable housing strategy
A private scalable market solution for preserving and rehabilitating housing and dedicated social programming for America’s workforce
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Case study
Investa Property Group: Managed funds targeting 100% green finance
Australian property fund aligns its portfolio with leading green bonds standards, targeting 100% green finance across core managed funds by 2025
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Case study
Divercity Urban Property Fund: Jewel City Precinct
Benchmarking affordable housing development projects against the UN Sustainable Development Goals
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Workshop summary
Human rights in private markets: preventing and mitigating negative outcomes
This article summarises the key points from a workshop on 15 September 2022 where private markets industry participants discussed how to prevent and mitigate negative human rights outcomes associated with their business operations and investment activities.
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Webinar
PRI - Real Estate Update - Q4 2022
Join us for updates on the Q4 2022 release of the PRI Real Estate programme and hear about recent and upcoming guidance from experts.
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Discussion paper
Closing the loop: Responsible investment and the circular economy
Why and how investors should take action
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Workshop summary
Human rights in private markets: identifying and assessing negative human rights outcomes
Key points from a workshop held on 30 June 2022 where private markets industry participants discussed how to identify and assess negative human rights outcomes
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Blog post
ESG incorporation in real estate – what best practice looks like
Real estate investors not only play an important role in encouraging net zero targets in the sector, they also can play a part in bringing about positive social change.
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Technical guide
Incorporating climate change in private markets: An investor resource guide
A guide on the publicly available resources and initiatives available for direct and indirect private equity and real assets equity investors to help them incorporate climate change considerations in their investment process.
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Blog post
Partisanship and climate-exposed property purchases – a threat to investment in mitigation and adaption?
By Asaf Bernstein, Stephen B. Billings and Ryan Lewis, University of Colorado; and Matthew Gustafson, Penn State University
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Webinar
Managing systemic issues through active ownership
All PRI signatories have a duty to be active owners, yet conceptions of and actual practice related to active ownership vary significantly, particularly in real assets, private equity and private debt.
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Technical guide
Climate risk: An investor resource guide
This publication provides an overview of the many resources available to help investors manage climate risk. It includes short discussions of each of the four areas of climate risk management, links to key resources and many examples of investor disclosures.
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PRI Web Page
New Real Estate Advisory Committee formed
To support PRI’s expanded real estate programming, a new Real Estate Advisory Committee has been created.
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Other
Climate change initiatives for private markets investors
Various initiatives have formed to offer guidance and support for investor action towards positive climate change outcomes. This page highlights key initiatives and their resources. css Tab system
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Webinar
The PRI & UNEP FI: Joining Forces to Drive Responsible Real Estate Investment
UNEP FI’s responsible property investment programme (also known as UNEP FI Property Working Group), a longstanding initiative of real estate investors to address sustainability issues in asset selection and management, will be integrated into the PRI for the start of 2022.
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Other
Climate change resources for private markets investors
Resources aimed at increasing investor education and awareness on climate change have proliferated as the topic has grown in importance in recent years. On this page, we highlight a range, by no means exhaustive, of key resources in this area, produced by both the PRI and external authors.
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PRI Web Page
Roundtable: Human rights in private markets investing
A core focus of the PRI’s work in 2021 is to support investors in understanding and engaging on their human rights risks and impacts.
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Blog post
Launching the climate hub for private markets
By Peter Dunbar, CFA, Senior Specialist, PRI and Simon Whistler, Senior Specialist, PRI
