All Sustainable financial system articles – Page 5
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Blog post
Fintech: Reshaping the investment industry
Within the space of six years, finance technology – fintech – has gone from a technology that skirted the edges of the investment sphere to receiving billing at this year’s G20 summit where the world’s industrial leaders described its impact as something akin to a new industrial revolution.
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Thought leadership
Fiduciary duty in the 21st century: US roadmap
The US roadmap makes recommendations in seven categories: investor education, corporate reporting, investment consultants, legal advice, stewardship, organizational process and disclosure and ERISA plan governance.
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Fiduciary duty in the 21st century: UK roadmap
The UK roadmap was developed through extensive industry consultation and sets out recommendations in five categories: the investment regulations, stewardship and engagement, investment consultants, corporate reporting and scheme governance.
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Investor obligations and duties in six Asian markets: China
Options for action in China
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Investor obligations and duties in six Asian markets: Hong Kong SAR, China
Options for action in Hong Kong SAR, China
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Investor obligations and duties in six Asian markets: India
Options for action in India
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Investor obligations and duties in six Asian markets: Malaysia
Options for action in Malaysia
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Investor obligations and duties in six Asian markets: Singapore
Options for action in Singapore
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Investor obligations and duties in six Asian markets: South Korea
Options for action in South Korea
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Thought leadershipInvestor obligations and duties in six Asian markets
In China, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, Singapore and South Korea there are compelling national interest reasons for policy makers to promote the incorporation of environmental, social and governance factors into investment practice.
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Is regulation perceived as impactful?
Investors perceive some regulation as impactful – but not as much as our quantitative results suggest.
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Global guide to responsible investment regulation
The first global study to analyse the impact of responsible investment-related public policy initiatives
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How effective are responsible investment investor regulations?
Pension fund regulation and stewardship codes are correlated to better company ESG risk management – though we can’t prove that regulation is responsible for the result.
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Designing and monitoring responsible investment regulation
Findings on design and monitoring of responsible investment regulation around the world
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How effective are corporate disclosure regulations?
Governments of 38 of the largest 50 economies in the world have, or are developing, disclosure requirements for corporations covering environmental, social and governance issues.
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Connecting sustainability policy and investment policy
Few governments articulate the role that investors are expected to play in sustainable economies.
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Examples of responsible investment regulation from around the world
Much existing regulation takes the fundamental features of the financial system as given.
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PRI Web Page
Global statement on investor obligations and duties: explanatory notes
In January 2016, the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) and The Generation Foundation launched a three year project to clarify investors’ obligations and duties in relation to the integration of environmental, social and governance issues in investment practice and decision-making. This ...
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PRI Web Page
Global statement on investor obligations and duties: FAQs
What is the statement? The Statement calls on international policymakers and national governments to clarify the obligations and duties of investors and other organisations in the investment system. It calls, specifically, for governments to clarify that investors and other organisations in the investment system must act with due care, skill ...
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PRI Web Page
Global statement on investor obligations and duties: supporting quotes
I fully support PRI and UNEP FI’s efforts to make financial flows consistent with the needed limitation of greenhouse emissions and the financing of climate resilient development. Michel Sapin, Minister of Finance, France Sustainability is an important factor in the long-term success of a business. Therefore as ...
