Climate change - Webinars
PRI webinars offer an insight into the world of responsible investment, with investor perspectives and discussion on a range of environmental, social and governance (ESG) topics.
IPR Quarterly Forecast Tracker - global climate policy, trends & technology
In the second of a new 2022 quarterly webinar series, IPR, PRI and panellists will review long term implications for PRI signatories on the biggest developments each quarter, using the 2021 FPS as a baseline to measure progress.
Net Zero investor targets & sector pathways: One Earth Climate Model
Join this global investor debate on pathways to net zero across key sectors. As part of the event, Sven Teske will launch the latest key results of the One Earth Climate Model (OECM) for 12 industry sectors on scope 1,2 and 3 emissions.
IPR Quarterly Forecast Tracker (QFT) Global Trends & Technology Briefings
In the first of a new 2022 quarterly webinar series, IPR, PRI and panellists will review the implications for signatories on the biggest developments each quarter, using the 2021 FPS as a baseline to measure progress.
SEC Climate disclosure rulemaking: implications for investors
Join PRI’s US Policy Team and an expert panel for a deep dive into the SEC’s recently proposed rulemaking, establishing mandatory climate disclosures for public companies. The panel will discuss the implications for investors, the questions posed by SEC for public comment and identify how investors can get involved.
The Investor Agenda: Private equity, Net-Zero target setting & climate action plans
This Investor Agenda webinar in partnership with Initiative Climat Internationale (ICi), will assess how asset owner capital allocated to private markets can align with Net-Zero goals.
TCFD Capacity Building Series for China: Introduction to TCFD
The session will present Climate risk and opportunities posed investors and the financial market
A Legal Framework for Impact: Policy insights from a legal analysis of Japan
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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.
Venture Capital: how should ESG be adapted for the asset class
Following the publication of the PRI’s discussion paper on responsible investment in venture capital in January, this session will explore why ESG in the asset class needs to develop further and how it can be appropriately tailored to early-stage companies.
Getting started in responsible investment
This panel will explore steps signatories have taken to develop, implement and improve their approach to responsible investment. Covering practical responses to global challenges including the climate crisis and human rights, we hope that attendees will leave with some real actions they can implement in their own organisations.
The Investor Agenda: Investor net zero targets & climate action plans - The road from COP26
With trillions of dollars in AUM committed to Net Zero at COP26, this Investor Agenda webinar will provide an update on how investors can operationalise and report on progress against net zero goals across the institutional investment chain.
Sustainability outcomes: emerging investor data needs
This session will outline the key drivers of this trend along with practical implications for investors linked to outcomes-related corporate sustainability information.
Getting started in nature, biodiversity and finance
This webinar will introduce how nature is connected to climate change and finance, as well as introducing key concepts and initiatives.
2021 Forecast Policy Scenario and launch of the Value Drivers Database Americas
This webinar will see the launch of the Detailed FPS and RPS Energy & Land System Results and Value Drivers for investors. This will be an opportunity for North and South America based signatories to engage on underlying value drivers and investment implications in IPR Forecasts out to 2025 and ...
2021 气候政策预期情景及对投资者的影响-亚太区研讨会 (IPR Forecast Policy Scenario 2021 Implications for Investors – APAC)
This webinar will explore implications for investors and provide an opportunity for Asia-Pacific based signatories to engage on IPR Forecasts out to 2025 and 2030. Presented by Julian Poulter, IPR Head of Investor Relations with PRI staff and partners.
IPR Forecast Policy Scenario 2021 - Implications for Investors – APAC
This webinar will explore implications for investors and provide an opportunity for Asia-Pacific based signatories to engage on IPR Forecasts out to 2025 and 2030. Presented by Julian Poulter, IPR Head of Investor Relations with PRI staff and partners.
A Legal Framework for Impact: Investing for sustainability impact in Canada
In this session speakers will then discuss investor purpose, how Canadian investors are currently investing for sustainability impact, and what changes in the regulatory environment would facilitate greater sustainable and inclusive economic growth in Canada.
Corporate sustainability disclosure: the road to a global standard
To begin this PRI Digital Forum, PRI Chair Martin Skancke will host a session examining the announcements made by the IFRS Foundation at COP26, what this means for global sustainability standard-setting, the immediate milestones and engagement opportunities for the investor community.
A Legal Framework for Impact AUS: Can Investors Pursue Sustainability Outcomes?
Hosted by the PRI, the webinar will present the key findings from the Australian annex of the report “A Legal Framework for Impact”, which was authored by Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and commissioned by The Generation Foundation, PRI, and UNEP FI.
Inevitable Policy Response: deep dive on the Forecast Policy Scenario 2021 UK/EU
This webinar will provide a deep dive opportunity for UK and EU based signatories to engage on FPS, RPS and investment implications in IPR Forecasts out to 2025 and 2030. Presented by Julian Poulter, IPR Head of Investor Relations with PRI staff and partners.
PRI Digital Conference - Breakout session: The Inevitable Policy Response
This session will provide investors with an initial presentation of IPR’s newly-launched Policy Scenario reports and highlights. The focus will be on both macro and regional outlooks including energy and land use, providing signatories with opportunities for detailed review of IPR scenarios, value drivers and investment implications.
PRI Digital Conference - Breakout session: Long/short investment strategies
In this session, experts from academia and industry will discuss these questions and map out their vision of how long/short strategies might be integrated into a responsible investment strategy.
PRI COP26 Investor Event with IPR: Live from Glasgow
With COP26 as the backdrop, this live from Glasgow webinar will assess the biggest outcomes of Week 1 and what Week 2 holds. Looking ahead to the Emissions Gap, the latest Inevitable Policy Response forecasts will be highlighted as part of the way forward in coming years. Join PRI CEOFiona ...
US municipal bonds: addressing the data differences for ESG integration
Does the ESG data used by investors to assess US municipal and corporate bonds differ, and is there enough self-reported issuer data available? Which ESG risk area has the biggest data limitations, and what role could bondholder engagement play in enhancing data disclosure? Featuring a muni bond issuer, an investor ...
COP26 Webinar 6: Industrial Transition to Net Zero
As part of the PRI Digital Conference, the PRI and the LSEG will be co-hosting the sixth and final event in the PRI and LSEG COP26 Investor Action on Climate Series, ‘Industrial Transition to Net Zero - How can business and the investment sector come together to achieve global decarbonisation?’
TCFD: new Taskforce guidance on metrics, targets and transition plans
2021 is a critical year for the standardisation of climate reporting. Central to this is new guidance from the Financial Stability Board’s Taskforce on Climate-Related Disclosures on metrics, targets and transition plans.
Corporate Sustainability Disclosure: what do investors need?
This session will investigate what information investors need to incorporate ESG issues in their investment decisions and assess the sustainability performance of corporate entities.
The New Consultation from the Financial Stability Board’s TCFD
2021 is set to be a landmark year for climate reporting. The G7 finance ministers have recently agreed to make TCFD reporting mandatory, more countries are likely to follow in the build-up to COP 26.
Investor Climate Action Plans (ICAPs) Launch: Climbing the Ladder to Net Zero
As global investors move to align their portfolios with net-zero emissions targets in time for 2050, what will be required to ensure systematic and meaningful progress? Join the Investor Agenda launch of the Investor Climate Action Plans (ICAPs) Expectations Ladder to find out.
Climate and global financial markets: Discussion with SEC Chair Gary Gensler
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair, Gary Gensler will discuss climate and its impact on global financial markets as part of the SEC’s 2021 Regulatory Agenda.
Global launch webinar: A Legal Framework for Impact Report
The session will present the key findings from the report “A Legal Framework for Impact” authored by Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, and commissioned by The Generation Foundation, PRI and UNEP FI.
Climate policy and net zero: the road to COP26
A month after Earth Day and a major US-convened climate summit, and with just five months to go until COP26, how close are governments worldwide to implementing policies that will achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement, and what should investors prioritise in climate policy advocacy?
COP26: Investor Action on Climate - Webinar 5 - Shifting the trillions: what data is needed?
The COP26: Investor Action on Climate Series hosted by the LSEG and PRI is a series of major global online events aimed at building momentum on action on climate change by the investment industry ahead of COP26 Climate Summit.
Linking net-zero target setting to real world outcomes
As investor net-zero targets and commitments gather momentum, this session will explore how investors can link their target setting to sustainability outcomes. The session will feature the work undertaken by members of the UN-Convened Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance.
Delivering net zero emissions in Japan
During this session we covered the PRI’s roadmap for achieving net zero by 2050 in Japan.
Accounting for Climate: assessing climate risk in company financial statements
This webinar will present findings from the analysis of climate risk in company financial reports commissioned by PRI and discuss the implications for future company engagement.
Joining the dots: investor action on climate and nature
To begin this PRI Digital Forum, we will draw together these two critically important topics and highlight some of the approaches investors can take to achieve progress on both fronts.
SEC Climate Disclosure: How Investors Can Get Involved
During this webinar the PRI give an overview of the SEC’s request for information by market participants on climate disclosure
COP26: Investor Action on Climate - Webinar 4: Setting the Ambition: What Does Net Zero Mean for Investors?
The world faces numerous societal and economic challenges as it comes out of COVID-19 lockdowns, and these very issues will help investors to address potential crises of the future and understand ways to transition to green growth and recovery.
TPI Industrial and Materials Webinar
Join the TPI for a webinar on the Industrial and Materials sectors.
Transition Pathway Initiative: Transportation Report
This webinar will provide the audience with an introduction to the TPI and their methodology.
TCFD: New Publications on Risk Management and Climate Scenarios
The PRI is delighted to host this webinar and provide a chance for signatories to hear directly from the authors of these publications, their key findings and updated practical guidance on how to implement the Taskforce’s recommendations.
PRI Digital Forum: Americas - Driving meaningful data
This session focuses on ESG data challenges, solutions that are gathering pace internationally, and how these will influence developments in North America.
US Climate Policy in 2021: What Investors Need to Know
The likelihood of a sweeping U.S. climate policy being implemented has increased considerably in recent months. A wide range of proposals has been floated, and the Biden campaign itself laid out a comprehensive plan to tackle carbon emissions and climate resilience through a variety of statutory, regulatory and fiscal approaches.
Transition Pathway Initiative: Energy Report
During this webinar we will present the findings of the Transition Pathway Initiative’s (TPI) latest report on Energy with our academic partner, the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment.
Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance 2025 Target Setting Protocol Consultation
The UN-Convened Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance which represents 5 trillion in AUM and has released its 2025 Target Setting Protocol for public consultation.
Accounting for Climate: The Numbers Investors Need
In this webinar we examine the implications of the IASB paper and what the accounting profession, investors and regulators will need to do to ensure that ensure companies declare profits consistent with a sustainable world.
COP26: Investor Action on Climate - Webinar 3: The Rise of the Green Economy
The series aims to build momentum ahead of COP26 that will now take place in Glasgow in 2021. Given the challenges society, economies and the world face in coming out of COVID-19 lockdowns it is critical for investors to address potential crises of the future, and as part of that ...
The initiative Climat International – private equity action on climate change
The PRI is delighted to invite you to learn more about the fast growing private equity climate initiative: initiative Climat International, and how private equity players can take action on climate change towards COP26.
COP26 - Webinar 2: Investors as catalysts of the climate transition
David Schwimmer, LSEG / Mark Carney, Former Governor of the Bank England / David Blood, Generation Investment Management
COP26 - Webinar 1: Sustainable Recovery & investor collaboration on Covid-19 recovery
Sagarika Chatterjee, Director, PRI / David Harris, Head of Sustainable Business, London Stock Exchange Group & FTSE Russell
The Inevitable Policy Response: preparing investors for an abrupt transition
A forceful policy response to climate change within the near term is not priced into today’s markets. Yet it is inevitable that governments will be forced to act more decisively than they have so far, leaving investor portfolios exposed to significant risk.
Jeremy Grantham: the race of our lives
In this candid interview, Jeremy Grantham, legendary investor and founder of Grantham, Mayo, & van Otterloo (GMO), gives his views on climate change, green technologies and the opportunities for investors in a low-carbon world.
Highlights from the Climate Action Forum global series
The PRI convened 14 Climate Forums across 10 countries that engaged more than 1,350 investors, including 300 asset owners, to discuss how to ready portfolios for a low-carbon economy.
Webinar: investors take action for a fast and fair transition to a low-carbon economy
Investment in renewable energy is paramount to combat climate change – but how can we ensure that investment that is good for our planet will also be good for people?
Combating climate change: what role can forestry investors play?
This webinar explores the role of forestry in the fight against climate change, with a particular focus on how emissions trading schemes can provide opportunities to forestry investors and managers to make market returns while also generating positive environmental impact.
Climate scenario & PACTA tool
The PRI hosted a webinar on climate scenario analysis and the online PACTA climate scenario analysis tool. This tool, developed by 2⁰ Investing Initiative (2dii), was launched in September 2018 with the support of the Insurance Commissioner of California and the PRI.
Dr. Ma Jun addresses PRI in Person 2018
Dr. Ma Jun provides an update on green finance in China, including the G20 Sustainable Finance Study Group and the Central Bank Network of Green Finance.
Leading liability lawyers explain climate obligations of enterprises and investors
Current and former Chief Justices and leading Professors of law from around the world have endorsed a set of principles that set obligations for enterprises and investors in the face of climate change.
Meeting the TCFD Recommendations in the 2018 PRI Reporting Framework
As a participant of the Financial Stability Board (FBS) Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosure (TCFD), the PRI has committed to align its reporting framework with the recommendations over several reporting cycles.
PRI in Person 2017 - FSB Task Force recommendations: what to do next
Delegates at this workshop-style session will hear from FSB Task Force members and have the opportunity to discuss: How can investors encourage companies to disclose better on climate? How can investors better use company disclosures? What can the PRI do to support signatories in this?
PRI in Person 2017: Climate Action 100+ call to action
Introducing a new initiative to ensure the largest corporate greenhouse gas emitters reduce emissions and increase climate disclosures.
PRI in Person 2017: Global climate opportunities
What have we learned from recent initiatives, and what is next?
Climate strategies for sovereign bond investors
The PRI, Global Footprint Network, MN, and Degroof Petercam discuss climate strategies for sovereign bond investors.
Climate strategies for corporate bond investors
The PRI, BNP Paribas IP and The 2° Investing Initiative discuss climate strategy methodologies for corporate bond investors
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