All Environmental issues articles – Page 17
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Engagement guide
What to look for in an inventory of methane emissions
An overview of what investors should look for in an inventory of methane emissions, including initial and follow-up questions.
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Engagement guideAn investor's guide to methane: Engaging with oil and gas companies to manage a rising risk
Methane, the primary component of natural gas, is a climate pollutant 84 times more powerful than carbon dioxide (CO2) over a 20-year period, and it is responsible for 25% of the global warming we are experiencing today.
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Blog post
Long walk to below 2 degrees – reflections on COP22
Canny investors recognise the need to understand climate risk and protect investments.
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Engagement guide
Recommendations for future investor engagement on fracking
PRI research and evidence from the Disclosing the Facts report have identified that companies are gradually improving their disclosure on fracking practices.
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Engagement guide
Investor engagement on fracking: Water use and quality
An abundant and continuous supply of water is essential to reducing the risks to operational production and a company’s reputation.
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Engagement guide
Investor engagement on fracking: Greenhouse gases and other air emissions
Greenhouse gas emissions are released at various stages in the fracking process including drilling, fracking operations and transportation.
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Engagement guide
Investor engagement on fracking: Community impact and consultation
Local communities can experience negative environmental and social impacts from fracking, which can result in reputational risks and affect a company’s social license to operate.
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Engagement guide
Engaging oil and gas companies on fracking
Prior to engaging companies on fracking, investors should establish the company’s starting point and consider its operating environment.
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Case studyCase study: Fracking practices at oil and gas companies
As part of the PRI Fracking Engagement, a group of PRI investor signatories – led by Martin Currie, a UK-based investment manager – engaged with an Asian oil and gas company.
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Engagement guide
Evolving risks and opportunities in fracking
Despite production of oil and gas from fracked wells soaring, the global oil and gas industry has been slowly decreasing overall production owing to declining oil prices in recent years.
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Engagement guideEngaging with oil and gas companies on fracking: an investor guide
The production of oil and gas via hydraulic fracturing (fracking) remains important and yet can be viewed as a contentious method in some regions, with community controversies, bans and moratoria in different areas.
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PodcastResponsible investment news roundup - November 2016
Five-minute roundup of the latest responsible investment and ESG news. This month’s topics include the the Marrakech Climate Change Conference (COP22), oil and gas companies, the car emissions scandal (Renault and VW), and Rio Tinto.
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WebinarPRI webinar: introducing the Green Infrastructure Investment Coalition
The work of the Coalition allows governments and project developers to present their pipeline of projects five years into the future (min. US$100 million deal size) and access new sources of funding from international investors, providing investors with early visibility of future deal-flow and give the opportunity to provide feedback ...
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PodcastMethane in the oil and gas sector
Sean Wright (Environmental Defense Fund) and Matthias Beer (BMO GAM) join the PRI’s Gemma James to discuss why methane emissions are a material issue for investors in the context of climate change. This coincides with the launch of a new investor guide to methane on how to manage the risks ...
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PodcastResponsible investment news roundup - October 2016
Five-minute roundup of the latest responsible investment and ESG news. This month’s topics include the flurry of recent global climate deals, Yahoo’s data breach, gender diversity in mining and Morningstar’s new sustainability indices.
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PodcastShipbreaking practices
Shipbreaking is one of the world’s most dangerous occupations, with severe impacts on human rights and the environment. Annie Bersagel (KLP) joins the PRI’s Valeria Piani to explain why this is important to investors and encourages them to join their current engagement on responsible ship recycling.
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Discussion paperGreening institutional investment
This paper takes stock of institutional investor experience with mobilising green capital for green investment and mainstreaming green factors across asset classes.
