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Investors increasingly recognise the threat posed by climate change to the global economy, and are looking to structure their action and develop consensus on best practice.

COP26 must keep a 1.5-degree world alive
2021-10-28T10:49:00+01:00
By Sagarika Chatterjee, Director of Climate Change, PRI
PRI – COP26 commentary
2021-11-12T12:01:00+00:00
The PRI closely monitored announcements emerging from the COP26 conference in Glasgow.

Webinars

The Investor Agenda: Investor net zero targets & climate action plans - The road from COP26
2022-02-01T17:27:00+00:00
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.
PRI COP26 Investor Event with IPR: Live from Glasgow
2021-11-09T11:45:00+00:00
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 ...
COP26 Webinar 6: Industrial Transition to Net Zero
2021-11-01T14:18:00+00:00
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
2021-11-01T13:08:00+00:00
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.
Climate policy and net zero: the road to COP26
2021-07-12T11:57:00+01:00
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?
2021-06-29T12:16:00+01:00
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.
COP26: Investor Action on Climate - Webinar 4: Setting the Ambition: What Does Net Zero Mean for Investors?
2021-03-11T07:07:00+00:00
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.
COP26: Investor Action on Climate - Webinar 3: The Rise of the Green Economy
2020-09-23T21:49:00+01:00
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 ...
COP26 - Webinar 2: Investors as catalysts of the climate transition
2020-06-30T09:00:00+01:00
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
2020-06-17T08:51:00+01:00
Sagarika Chatterjee, Director, PRI / David Harris, Head of Sustainable Business, London Stock Exchange Group & FTSE Russell