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News and pressEU taxonomy - PRI welcomes adoption of first climate delegated act
[Region: EU] The European Council has just approved the EU taxonomy climate Delegated Act (DA), confirming into EU law the adoption of Technical Screening Criteria (TSC) for activities that contribute substantially to climate change mitigation and adaptation objectives.
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News and pressIPR Investor Value Drivers Launch - Market leading guidance for investor climate transition & risk strategies
Climate forecaster releases bedrock Energy and Land use data behind latest policy acceleration scenarios Fills critical gap in supporting investor alignment towards 2030 & Net Zero targets
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News and pressPRI – COP26 commentary
The PRI closely monitored announcements emerging from the COP26 conference in Glasgow.
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News and pressPRI appoints David Atkin CEO
The Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) announced the appointment of pensions industry leader David Atkin as CEO. Atkin will become CEO on December 10, 2021, taking over from Fiona Reynolds, who announced her decision to step down in June this year.
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News and pressClimate Action 100+ sets decarbonisation expectations for electric utility companies to achieve net zero emissions globally by 2040
IIGCC publishes a global sector strategy for electric utilities as part of Climate Action 100+ initiative, outlining priority actions for companies to remain within limited emissions budget set by IEA net zero pathways
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News and pressMajor new policy forecast commissioned by PRI shows rapid policy acceleration by 2025 would bring ‘below 2C’ Paris Agreement within reach
Pursuing 1.5C requires immediate ramp up in Energy & Land Use policy action: electrify transport, retire coal, end deforestation
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News and pressPRI launches revamped Academy offering to address evolving ESG training needs
The UN-affiliated Principles for Responsible Investment has today announced the launch of a revitalised offering from its Academy arm.
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News and pressInvestment consultants with USD 10 trillion of assets under advice come together to launch global ‘Net Zero’ initiative
Twelve investment advisory firms are founding signatories of new Net Zero Investment Consultants Initiative (NZICI). Signatories make clear commitments, endorsed by the UN’s Race to Zero campaign, towards the goal of global Net Zero emissions by 2050.
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News and pressAnnouncing the Advisory Group for the Assessing Sovereign Climate-related Opportunities and Risk (ASCOR) Project
Aktia Bank, Amundi, Colchester Global Investors, Franklin Templeton, MFS Investment Management, Ninety One and Wells Fargo Asset Management join the ASCOR Project Advisory Committee representing over US $5 trillion SURA Asset Management, Latin America’s largest pension fund provider joins the ASCOR Project Steering Committee
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News and pressEuropean Leveraged Finance Association and Principles for Responsible Investment launch Transport and Healthcare ESG Fact Sheets
The European Leveraged Finance Association (ELFA) and the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) have today launched their third set of sector-specific guidance on environmental, social and governance (ESG) disclosures for sub-investment grade corporate borrowers.
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News and pressNominations for the 2022 Oslo Business for Peace Award now open
Together with its partners at the International Chamber of Commerce, Principles for Responsible Investment, United Nations Development Programme, and United Nations Global Compact, the Business for Peace Foundation is now seeking candidates for the 2022 Oslo Business for Peace Award.
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News and pressClimate Action 100+ sets new decarbonisation expectations for food and beverage industry in line with Paris Agreement goals
Investors involved in Climate Action 100+, the world’s largest investor engagement initiative on climate change responsible for over USD $55 trillion in assets, released today a new set of expectations that lay out the necessary actions for the food and beverage sector to make progress towards achieving a net zero ...
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News and pressStatement by PRI CEO Fiona Reynolds in response to Senate passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
The IPCC’s report released earlier this week makes clear human action is increasing the threat posed by climate change.
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News and pressMajor international legal report backs growing institutional investor focus on achieving positive sustainability impacts
New research provides a legal framework for institutional investors internationally as they seek to address key environmental and social sustainability challenges, and sets out the opportunities for policy reform
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News and pressMajor investors join IPR as strategic partners
Next stage in drive to develop forecasts for the climate transition
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News and pressPRI reacts to the reintroduction of the Climate Change Financial Risk Act
The PRI welcomes the reintroduction of Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) and Congressman Sean Casten (D-Ill.)’s bill, which will ensure that the U.S. financial system is better prepared for the impact of climate change.
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News and pressPRI reacts to the Sustainable Investment Policies Act and the Retirees Sustainable Investment Opportunities Act
The PRI welcomes Congressman Andy Levin (MI-09)’s bills, which aim to protect and increase sustainable investment. Together, the bills encourage large asset managers, plan investors and fiduciaries to take into account ESG factors when making investment decisions and make clear that considering ESG factors can be part of fiduciary duty.
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News and pressThe ASCOR Project: Assessing Sovereign Climate-related Opportunities and Risks
Asset owners, BT Pension Scheme and the Church of England Pensions Board, alongside the UN-convened Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance (AOA), the Coalition for Environmentally Responsible Economies (Ceres), the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC), the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), the Transition Pathway Initiative (TPI) are, supported by Chronos ...
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News and pressPRI Statement on BEIS Climate-Related Reporting Proposal
On the final day of consultation on climate reporting, the PRI wants to reinforce that the proposal from BEIS represents a worrying step backwards.
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News and pressPrinciples for Responsible Investment Releases Guidance for Asset Owners on Incorporating ESG Preferences of Beneficiaries
New report from world’s leading proponent of responsible investment outlines pension beneficiary preferences on ESG issues and four-step guide for asset owners
