All Social issues articles – Page 15
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Thought leadershipImpact investing market map: Inclusive finance
According to the Principles for Investors in Inclusive Finance (PIIF), about two billion adults – more than half of the world’s working population – are excluded from formal financial services.
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Thought leadershipImpact investing market map: Education
The World Bank identifies education as a powerful driver of development and one of the strongest instruments for reducing poverty and improving health, gender equality, global peace and stability.
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Thought leadershipInitial considerations
While impact investing is a new paradigm for the investment community, there are still many gaps and issues that need to be addressed to take it to the mainstream.
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Thought leadershipImpact investing market map: Affordable housing
Affordable housing is crucial for social development and social equality; around 1.6 billion people are housed inadequately, of which around one billion live in slums and informal settlements.
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Engagement guideHuman rights and the extractives industry
Companies operating in the extractives sector face a multitude of complex human rights issues.
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Engagement guide
Human rights and the extractives sector
There are different impacts on human rights along different phases of the value chain – exploration, operation and production – which are important to take into consideration when engaging.
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Engagement guide
Summary of PRI-coordinated engagement on human rights in the extractives sector
From 2015 – 2017, 51 PRI signatories representing USD $7.3 trillion in assets engaged with 32 companies in the extractives sector.
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Engagement guideEngaging with extractives companies: five key insights
Moving the laggards, the middle and the leaders Rooted in a risk-based approach, investors tend to focus on portfolio companies that have a poor human rights approach and performance. However, it was highlighted in engagement dialogues that investors should consult not only with laggards but also the ...
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Engagement guide
How did companies in the human rights and extractives engagement respond to human rights incidents?
High-level trends Half of the companies evaluated now report on the way they respond to human rights allegations. While companies from developed markets have slightly progressed, companies from emerging countries have stalled – with the same 14% disclosing on this area as in 2015. What ...
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Engagement guide
How did companies in the human rights and extractives engagement embed human rights into corporate practice?
High-level trends Governance and oversight Companies have made continuous progress in terms of governance and oversight – in particular there are now twice the number of companies from emerging markets and smaller sized companies that disclose how their board and senior management oversees the human rights policy and due ...
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Engagement guideHow did companies in the human rights and extractives engagement engage stakeholders and tackle grievance mechanisms?
High-level trends Stakeholder engagement Just over half the companies reported on stakeholder engagement in 2015, while as of 2017 almost all of them do. Companies that already reported on this indicator have strengthened their level of disclosure and the overall quality of stakeholder engagement. Companies participating in multi-stakeholder ...
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Engagement guide
How did companies in the human rights and extractives engagement show a commitment to human rights?
High-level trends All 32 companies publicly commit to respecting human rights. However, the level of commitment varies: a third has reached a very sophisticated level of commitment (standalone human rights policy/active participation in multi-stakeholder initiatives, etc.); a third has a clear and well-defined commitment but may not be as ...
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Engagement guide
How did companies in the human rights and extractives engagement monitor business relationships?
High-level trends Business relationships - selection Over half of the companies now report on the criteria used to select business relationships e.g. suppliers and security providers. While all categories have made progress on this indicator, companies in emerging markets have shown most improvement with almost half of them now ...
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Engagement guide
How did companies in the human rights and extractives engagement assess human rights risk?
High-level trends Human rights risk assessment - identifying In 2015, two companies reported on human rights risk identification; this increased to 25 in 2017, making it one of the most improved areas. Almost all target companies have incorporated human rights considerations into their risk management processes and evaluated their ...
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Case studyCredit risk case study: Coca Cola Amatil
Case study by Pendal Group (formerly BT Investment Management)
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PodcastCobalt in battery technology and responsible sourcing
Olivier Van Hirtum and Jaideep Singh Panwar join the PRI’s Nabylah Abo Dehman to discuss the role of cobalt in battery technology and the human rights risks associated with the sourcing of cobalt. They explore the impact of electric vehicles growth on the demand for cobalt and the key role ...
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Academic research
How engagement creates value for investors and companies: conclusion
By evidencing how corporations experience ESG engagement, unpacking the dynamics through which multiple forms of value are created for corporations and investors, and contrasting corporate and investor perspectives about the value of engagement, our analysis has resulted in a number of key insights. These insights have implications for current and ...
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Academic research
Enablers and barriers to successful ESG engagement
We identified common enabling factors and barriers to successful engagements, from corporate and investor perspectives.
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Academic research
Creating value for investors and companies: Individual versus collective ESG engagement
When asked about the pros and cons of individual as opposed to collective forms of engagement, few corporate interviewees could clearly differentiate between the two forms, as in both cases, a lead investor may be charged with approaching them.
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Academic research
How engagement creates value for investors and companies: (Re)defining engagement success
An implication of both the consideration of the corporate perspective on engagement, and a broader definition of value, is the reconsideration of how engagement success is defined.
