Progression pathways

Progression Pathways is a new voluntary framework for progressing responsible investment being developed by the PRI in response to feedback from signatories.

PRI is proposing the introduction of Progression Pathways to provide more relevant support to signatories and to better clarify the different roles of responsible investors in a sustainable financial system

Progression Pathways can clarify to clients, beneficiaries, and stakeholders what PRI signatories’ intentions and actions as responsible investors mean in practice for their investments and a sustainable world.

Read about the latest pathway developments in our recent blog, Progression Pathways design: What signatories want.

NEW: Participate in co-design focus groups - register your interest below.

Our proposed framework options

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Progression Pathways - Advancing responsible investment practices among PRI signatories

2023-10-24T08:00:00+01:00

A progression pathway is a step-by-step journey for PRI signatories to develop and progress their responsible investment practice. This paper proposes two initial concepts for signatories to consider. Over the remainder of 2023, and in 2024, we will invite signatories to share their ideas, concerns and design preferences to help ...

Participate in co-design focus groups

This May, the PRI is launching the next phase of the Progression Pathways co-design. Building on insights gathered from hundreds of signatories during the series of global signatory workshops in 2023, the PRI has developed initial drafts of the pathways and need your feedback to advance them. Register your interest below in participating in the co-design testing phase.

About the focus groups

What does it involve?

Becoming a participant in the testing phase of the pathways is an ongoing commitment of time and effort from May to September 2024. We ask that all participants be willing to:

  • Attend at least one virtual focus group with other signatories. Participants will also be asked to read a pre-reading packet in advance of the meeting(s).
  • Be willing to participate in shorter bilateral conversation(s) intended to resolve technical design questions.
  • Participant in follow-up calls or emails to expand on or clarify feedback shared during the focus groups.

How will participants be selected?

PRI has identified the key characteristics of our diverse signatory base such as type, region, size, asset class, signatory tenure etc. A selection of signatories that registered their interest will be generated to cover as many of these characteristics as possible.

Will participants’ feedback be shared publicly?

While PRI may quote feedback provided by participants, no piece of feedback or insight will be attributed to any single signatory..

I have additional questions about this testing phase

Please contact us at [email protected] with any questions.

Register your interest in the Progression Pathways online workshops (May-September 2024) using this form:

Background to the Progression Pathways project

In 2022, the PRI conducted a global signatory consultation – PRI in a Changing World  – to explore key issues for the future of responsible investment; the PRI’s vision, mission and purpose; and the value we provide to signatories. 

We also conducted 38 in-person workshops across 30 cities and one online workshop, reaching more than 750 signatories.

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    PRI in a Changing World signatory consultation webinar

    2022-11-24T17:22:00+00:00

    Chief Responsible Investment Officer, Nathan Fabian, briefed signatories on why the PRI conducted the consultation and provided information on the formal signatory survey, including key themes and questions.

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    PRI in a Changing World

    2023-01-04T11:39:00+00:00

    This short video introduces the PRI in a Changing World signatory consultation - on the future of responsible investment; the PRI’s vision, mission and purpose; and the value we provide to signatories.

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    The role of the PRI in a changing world

    2023-03-30T08:00:00+01:00

    David Atkin, CEO, Principles for Responsible Investment, outlines some of the headline findings from the PRI in a Changing World signatory consultation.

The responses to the survey are summarised in this presentation here and as well as being available in full (XLSX).

In February 2023, the PRI Board reviewed the formal consultation results Please read: PRI Board response - PRI in a Changing World signatory consultation.