All Covid-19 articles
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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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Blog post
Seven major companies that committed to net-zero emissions in 2021
By Marshall Geck, Senior Specialist, Stewardship (Climate Action 100+), London
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Blog post
Highlights from the PRI Digital Conference: investors poised to build a sustainable future
By Fiona Reynolds, CEO, PRI
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Podcast
Spotlight on human rights: who owns COVID-19 vaccines and why should investors care?
In the fourth episode of the PRI’s human rights podcast series, Nikolaj Pedersen speaks to biomedical researcher, health rights advocate, and Head of Policy at the UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose, Els Torreele and Peter Hughes, fund manager at AXA Investment Managers about COVID-19 vaccine ownership and distribution ...
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Blog post
Vaccine nationalism – why responsible investors must change the course of action
By Fiona Reynolds, CEO, PRI
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Blog post
Why the US stimulus proposal is key to building an inclusive green economy
By Gregory Hershman, Senior specialist, US policy, PRI
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Blog post
Why COVID-19 is driving action on climate, biodiversity and social justice
By Fiona Reynolds, CEO, PRI
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Webinar
Stranded Seafarers - Addressing a Humanitarian Crisis and a Supply Chain Risk
This webinar jointly organised by the PRI and Fidelity will be an opportunity to discuss and call for urgent action around the humanitarian crisis and the supply chain risk in relation to the more than 400,000 seafarers.
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Webinar
PRI Digital Forum: Americas - Breakout 1B: Human rights
This session will focus on identifying and remedying human rights violations in private equity portfolios.
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Case study
Engaging ICT companies to better protect children from sexual exploitation online
Case study by Christian Brothers Investment Services
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Webinar
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 ...
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Article
Theme 3: Covid-19, privacy rights and cyber security risks
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, governments have introduced measures around bio-surveillance, censorship and misinformation that could have significant impacts on privacy rights.
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Article
Theme 2: supporting suppliers and building resilient supply chains
The COVID-19 crisis has highlighted the lack of resilience of supply chains in respect of labour rights during a large-scale disruption.
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Article
Theme 1: protecting workers’ rights through the Covid-19 crisis
The COVID-19 crisis is primarily a public health emergency, but its consequences have shown that it is much more than that. While there is a sense that the pandemic is a collective phenomenon, the stark reality is that it hits the most vulnerable hardest.
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Article
Covid-19 and human and labour rights concerns
In March 2020, the PRI launched two discussion forums on the PRI collaboration platform to collect investor experiences relating to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Webinar
Preventing the Next Pandemic: How Can Investors Manage Deforestation Risks?
During this webinar, we will discuss the link between deforestation and viruses such as Covid-19. We will also provide insights into which assessment tools are currently available to investors to better manage deforestation risk in their portfolios.
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Webinar
The Impact of COVID-19 on Annual General Meetings
COVID-19 has had a profound effect on global health, communities, our economy and investments. Using AGMs to engage with companies, now and in the future, is more critical than ever.