All Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) articles
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Case studiesEngaging for impact
The Hermes SDG Engagement Equity Strategy, launched in December 2017, was established in recognition of the role that investors can play in promoting and supporting sustainable business practices.
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Articles
TCFD and SDGs: Using existing global frameworks to ensure more resilient investments
This conference which took place in Zurich and Geneva was organised by the PRI and Swiss Sustainable Finance (SSF). It provided in-depth knowledge and guidance on TCFD and SDGs, helping participants understand how to apply elements of the frameworks within their investment processes.
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Case studies
Engaging on corporate public policy lobbying
As a long-term shareholder of publicly traded companies, Boston Trust Walden has worked to strengthen company policies, practices and transparency on key environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues through active ownership.
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Case studies
Engaging to model and measure impact
Engagement with companies is critical, both to unlock value for companies, investors and under-served communities worldwide, and to support the SDGs.
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Case studies
Engaging on green bonds issuers’ contribution to the SDGs
We believe the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) can serve as an engagement framework used to map out companies’ strategies and assess whether they are addressing material SDGs through their operations and supply chains or have gaps in their strategies regarding specific SDGs.
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Case studies
Engaging on food systems
At Candriam, engagement activities are integral parts of our fiduciary duty, contributing to a better assessment of the ESG risks and opportunities faced by issuers and prompting them to improve the way they manage these risks.
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Case studies
An SDG engagement process
In 2017, Etica Sgr started linking the issues discussed at AGMs with the SDGs in engagement letters and during dialogue with companies.
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Case studies
Engaging on the transition to electric vehicles and on human rights in the cobalt supply chain
The UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) enable us to align our sustainable investment strategies and our active ownership approach with a broader goal. Our motivation behind SDG engagement is to use our position as an investor to influence investee companies to positively contribute to the SDGs.
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Case studies
Setting SDG-related engagement objectives
Robeco focuses its engagement activities with listed companies on material environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues that create long-term shareholder value. We view sustainability as a long-term driver of change that impacts the future performance of markets and companies.
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News and press
UN Alliance for SDG Finance
An estimated $5-7 trillion a year is needed to realise the 2030 agenda for sustainable development worldwide.
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News and press
Five compelling reasons why investors should engage with the SDGs: PRI, PwC
The investment community should become more engaged with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) according to a new report, The SDG investment case , from the PRI and PwC on why the investment community should adopt an active role in achieving real world impact through implementation of the SDGs
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Reports/Guides
The SDGs as a risk framework
Many investors across Europe and North America have already started looking at ways to use the SDGs as a risk management tool.
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The SDGs will drive global economic growth
Growth in equity markets as a whole is ultimately driven by growth in the economy.
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Investors and the Sustainable Development Goals
Countries, NGOs, companies and investors are all needed to help achieve the 17 SDGs and the 169 underlying targets.
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The SDG investment case
Why the SDGs are relevant to institutional investors, why there is an expectation that investors will contribute, and the case for why investors should want to.
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The SDGs as a capital allocation guide
If investors believe that providing solutions to sustainability challenges offers attractive investment opportunities, they can implement investment strategies that explicitly target SDG themes and sectors.
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The SDGs are the globally agreed sustainability framework
Not taking account of the SDGs could jeopardise comprehensive fulfilment of investors’ fiduciary duty.
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The SDGs are an unavoidable consideration for "universal owners"
Large institutional investors can improve their long-term financial performance by encouraging sustainable economies and markets.
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Recordings
PRI in Person 2017: The case for the SDGs - Why should investors care and what can they do?
What is the investment case for the SDGs? How can asset owners allocate to the SDGs? What are early examples of adequately integrating SDGs in investment strategies and decisions?
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News and press
The PRI is recruiting for two new working groups looking at the SDGs: asset allocation and active ownership
The PRI is recruiting for two new working groups looking at the SDGs: asset allocation and active ownership.
