All Social issues articles – Page 14
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WebinarPIP19 - Boosting investor action to foster a culture of diversity and inclusion
With diversity increasingly recognised as beneficial for businesses and in turn investments, this session will identify the lessons learnt and the impact of current initiatives to achieve a more diverse workforce, including: why investors should care about diversity, and how to think of other strands beyond gender; how investors can ...
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ArticleGuidance for private equity signatories: directors’ duties and ESG
The legal duties imposed on UK company directors require them, when exercising their powers, to understand and anticipate relevant risks to, and opportunities for, the company, including those related to environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors. Directors should ensure that their company has processes to identify, manage and mitigate or ...
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Blog postWhat’s the investor role in combating modern slavery?
By Bettina Reinboth, Head of Social Issues, the PRI
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Blog postBuilding the conversation around social issues in infrastructure investing
By Simon Whistler, Senior Manager, Real Assets, the PRI
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Blog postChangement climatique et transition juste: quel rôle pour les investisseurs?
1Par Nabylah Abo Dehman, Manager, Social Issues, the PRI
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Blog postUber IPO: what are the ESG risks and opportunities?
By Toby Belsom, Director of Investment Practices, the PRI
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WebinarLabour rights in infrastructure investing
In this webinar, the PRI, IFM Investors and the Committee on Workers’ Capital discussed key issues and different approaches to managing labour issues in infrastructure investing, and particularly sought to highlight how greater engagement between core stakeholders on these issues can be a critical success factor for different infrastructure projects.
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WebinarWebinar: investors take action for a fast and fair transition to a low-carbon economy
Investment in renewable energy is paramount to combat climate change – but how can we ensure that investment that is good for our planet will also be good for people?
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WebinarWebinar: PRI and Investor Alliance: Labour rights in apparel supply chains – quo vadis
This webinar, hosted by the PRI and The Investor Alliance, discusses how investors can use two recent benchmarks published by The Corporate Human Rights Benchmark and KnowTheChain to assess companies in their portfolios. Adidas shares practical examples of how to ensure labour rights protection in challenging contexts and lower tiers ...
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WebinarWebinar: how to prevent child exploitation online
The PRI hosted a webinar to explore the issue of child sexual exploitation online and how investors can engage with ICT companies on this issue. During the webinar speakers took the opportunity to discuss the issues related to the governance of ICT companies and their role in protecting users, of ...
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Blog postVale dam collapse reignites mining safety pressure from investors
By Elena Espinoza, Manager, Social Issues, the PRI
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Blog postInternational Women's Day 2019: remembering gender in the just transition
By Bettina Reinboth, Head of Social Issues, the PRI
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Case studyDelivering social and environmental impact in the healthcare sector
Case study by AllianceBernstein
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Case studyAffordable housing solutions in the Dutch care business
Case study by Hartelt Fund Management
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Academic researchTechnology and ethics: what should investors consider?
Technology has improved our standard of living, but the rapid pace of development has also created ethical dilemmas for companies and poses significant challenges for regulatory bodies.
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Academic researchClimate change and the just transition: a guide for investor action
How investors can pursue a just transition for workers and communities as the world’s economy responds to climate change.
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Academic researchWhy and how investors can respond to income inequality
The gap in income and wealth between the very affluent and the rest of society has become one of the most noteworthy socio-economic issues of our time.
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Thought leadershipImpact investing market map
Over the last decade, impact investing has shifted from a disruptive investment concept to a complex and rich investment ecosystem.
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Thought leadershipImpact investing market map: Health
Access to health services and products is a basic human right as per the UN’s central mission.
