The winner of each category will be announced on 1 December at PRI in Person & Online in Barcelona, at which time we will also publish the winning and shortlisted case studies in full.
We would like to thank the independent judging panel for their time and expertise in reviewing this year’s submissions.
ESG incorporation initiative of the year
| Entry | Organisation | Country |
|---|
| Facilitating Climate Transition - Application of Carbon Emission Database |
China Southern Asset Management |
China |
| Investa managed funds targeting 100% green finance |
Investa Property Group |
Australia |
| Climate-Integrated Strategic Asset Allocation |
Neuberger Berman |
US |
| SEB Investment Management Sustainability Score |
SEB Investment Management |
Sweden |
| ’Man-and-Machine’ – ESG Investing in ASEAN |
UOB Asset Management |
Singapore |
ESG research innovation of the year
| Entry | Organisation | Country |
|---|
| abrdn’s climate scenario and analytics platform |
abrdn |
UK |
| Measuring supply chain climate risk exposure |
AQR Capital |
US |
| WWF Water Risk Filter |
British International Investments (BII) |
UK |
| FTSE Russell Research - COP26 Net Zero Atlas |
FTSE Russell, an LSEG business |
UK |
| Deforestation-related risks in the Brazilian meatpacking industry: Impacts on JBS, Marfrig and Minerva |
NINT |
Brazil |
Stewardship initiative of the year
| Entry | Organisation | Country |
|---|
| Engagement Tipping Points: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference |
Acadian Asset Management |
US |
| Improving standards of company engagement with First Nations people |
ACSI |
Australia |
| AB ESG Engagement Campaign – Modern Slavery |
AllianceBernstein |
US |
| Sustainable Proteins Engagement |
FAIRR Initiative |
UK |
| Votes Against Slavery |
Rathbones Group |
UK |
Real-world impact of the year
| Entry | Organisation | Country |
|---|
| A Private, Scalable Market Solution for Preserving and Rehabilitating Housing and Dedicated Social Programming for America’s Workforce - Bridge Workforce & Affordable Housing Strategy |
Bridge Investment Group |
US |
| Jewel City Precinct |
Divercity Urban Property Fund |
South Africa |
| Net Zero emissions |
FAMA Investimentos |
Brazil |
| Simpl. |
Meridiam |
France |
| Trill Impact |
Trill Impact AB |
Sweden |
Emerging markets initiative of the year
The shortlist for this award is comprised of the highest-scoring qualifying entries in the other four categories.
| Entry | Category | Organisation | Country |
|---|
| Facilitating Climate Transition - Application of Carbon Emission Database |
ESG Incorporation |
China Southern Asset Management |
China |
| Jewel City Precinct |
Real World impact |
Divercity Urban Property Fund |
South Africa |
| Net Zero emissions |
Real-world impact |
FAMA Investimentos |
Brazil |
| Collective engagement of integrity and anti-corruption |
Stewardship |
Previ - Caixa de Previdência dos Funcionários do Banco do Brasil |
Brazil |
| Deforestation-related risks in the Brazilian meatpacking industry: Impacts on JBS, Marfrig and Minerva |
ESG Research |
NINT |
Brazil |
