All Sustainable Markets articles
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Technical guide
Sustainability Value Creation
This guide offers a holistic framework designed to help investors use sustainability to drive financial outcomes in private markets.
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Blog post
Will the next round of ‘NDCs’ accelerate the net-zero transition?
Countries are gathering for the next round of UN climate negotiations at COP29 in Baku in November. As they prepare to rachet up their climate ambition, will the next round of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) help to unlock more capital flows?
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Blog post
How can the UK government reinvigorate its climate ambitions?
The current UK parliament’s priorities and actions will determine its ability to achieve net zero by 2050.
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Article
What is system-level investing?
System-level investing explicitly focuses on how relationships within and between systems impact investment risks and returns
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Blog post
Why companies should start implementing the SEC climate disclosure rule
Because investor demand for high-quality climate reporting is here to stay
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Academic research
Can we agree on how to regulate sustainable finance?
Takeaways from the European Union High-Level Expert Group
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Blog post
Excluding high-emitting companies from sustainable funds is counterproductive
Rather than incentivising heavy polluters to cut back, such an approach may cause them to pollute more
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Blog post
How exposure to weather events can affect analysts’ earning forecasts
Understanding how analysts perceive future climate-related physical risks is key to assessing the effects of climate change
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Article
Briefing: ISSB decisions on the first set of IFRS Sustainability Standards
From September 2022 to February 2023 the IFRS Foundation’s International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) made decisions on its first set of Sustainability Standards. This briefing note summarises all ISSB decisions and therefore provides insight on what information investors might receive from portfolio companies reporting against the final Standards.
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Recording
PRI Academic Network Week 2022 - Day 3: Pollution and Politics
The PRI Academic Network Week was hosted across five days between 19 - 23 September 2022. The event brought together the latest high-quality evidence and insights in responsible investment practices in an accessible way and aimed to bridge the gap between academic researchers and investors.
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Recording
PRI in Person & Online: Breakout 4F - Closing the emerging markets funding gap
In this session we’ll workshop ideas and practical steps that investors can take to help close the ever-growing funding gap to achieve global climate and sustainable development goals in emerging markets.
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Blog post
Sustainability information is crucial for valuing companies – and high-quality data is key
René van Merrienboer, Director of Sustainable Markets, PRI, and Pepijn Rijvers, Executive Vice-President, Redefining Value, World Business Council for Sustainable Development
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Webinar
Tackling ESG factors in Canada’s provincial and municipal bonds
This webinar will explore how investors in Canadian provincial and municipal bonds can assess and incorporate ESG factors in their investment decisions.
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Blog post
Sustainable finance policy reform: building momentum in 2022
By Margarita Pirovska, Director of Policy, PRI
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Webinar
The EU Strategy for Financing the Transition to a Sustainable Economy
On 6th July the European Commission adopted an ambitious and comprehensive sustainable finance strategy to help improve the flow of finance towards the transition to a sustainable economy.
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Blog post
The consequences of mandatory corporate sustainability reporting
Governments, regulators and stock exchanges worldwide are increasingly introducing compulsory disclosure requirements on companies in respect of sustainability information.