All Social issues articles – Page 2
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Blog postDo financial incentives drive the voting behaviour of ESG funds?
By Tao Li, The University of Florida; Lakshmi Naaraayanan, London Business School; Kunal Sachdeva, Rice University
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Policy reportPRI Sustainable Finance Policy Conference summary
On 3 October 2023, the PRI hosted its annual Sustainable Finance Policy Conference in Tokyo, before PRI in Person 2023 (PiP 2023)
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WebinarHuman rights due diligence: how should investors identify and prioritise risks?
We will bring together different voices to discuss how investors should, in practice, identify and act on human rights risks. What systematic approaches are being taken by investors? What challenges and limitations exist, and how can they be addressed?
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Policy reportPRI Policy Priorities 2023-24
This brief summarises the key policy topics and developments in core markets where the PRI is conducting policy research and engagement. These priorities reflect the PRI’s strategy and current policy agenda in different markets.
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Discussion paperESG considerations in Canadian provincial and municipal bonds
The materiality of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors in the Canadian provincial and municipal bond market can be significant.
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Blog postAmplification, not apathy: Investor proxy votes increasingly challenge corporates in 2023
By Bonnie Groves, Specialist, Stewardship and Yejin Hur, Intern, Stewardship
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Workshop summaryHuman rights in private markets: access to remedy
Key points from a workshop on 31 January 2023 where private markets industry participants discussed their role in providing access to remedy.
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Reporting guidanceHuman rights due diligence for private markets investors: a technical guide
This guidance aims to help private markets investors adopt consistent human rights practices and make more informed investment decisions
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Blog postTaking a proactive approach to human rights
By Soh-Won Kim, Analyst, and Nikolaj Halkjær Pedersen, Senior Lead, Human Rights and Social Issues, PRI
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Case studyMirova: Using the SDGs to accelerate sustainable economic transformation
SDG outcomes case study
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Reporting guidanceHow to identify human rights risks: A practical guide in due diligence
As formalised by the UN and the OECD in 2011, institutional investors have a three-part responsibility to respect human rights
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WebinarPractical approaches to human rights due diligence in private markets
This session will examine the different approaches private markets investors are taking to human rights due diligence.
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Blog post10 years since Rana Plaza: What progress has been made and what can investors do?
By Soh-Won Kim, Analyst, Human Rights and Social Issues
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Blog postWhy we must act faster to enable the climate transition
By David Atkin, CEO, Principles for Responsible Investment
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Discussion paperESG, credit risk and ratings: part 4 - deepening the dialogue between investors, issuers, and CRAs
The second phase of the ESG in Credit Risk and Ratings Initiative, which this report summarises, has deepened the dialogue that the PRI started between investors and credit rating agencies (CRAs) in phase one. It has also broadened the outreach to other stakeholders – primarily borrowers, but also ESG information ...
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Blog postHow US anti-ESG laws raise borrowing costs for public finance
By Daniel Garrett, The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania; and Ivan Ivanov, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
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Blog postThe role of the PRI in a changing world
By David Atkin, CEO, Principles for Responsible Investment
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PodcastPutting people first in infrastructure investing
In this week’s podcast we look at the social licence of infrastructure investing. Joined by Gwen Colin of Vauban Infrastructure and Antoine Tréboz of ALiS.
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ArticleBriefing: ISSB decisions on the first set of IFRS Sustainability Standards
From September 2022 to February 2023 the IFRS Foundation’s International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) made decisions on its first set of Sustainability Standards. This briefing note summarises all ISSB decisions and therefore provides insight on what information investors might receive from portfolio companies reporting against the final Standards.
