All Climate change articles – Page 10
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Thought leadershipThe Just Transition: Shaping the delivery of the Inevitable Policy Response
Professor Nick Robins analyses the growing influence of just transition on climate policy across civil society, business and finance and outlines its emergence as key factor shaping how Inevitable Policy Response (IPR) global forecasts play out on carbon pricing, clean energy, fossil fuel phase down, EVs, agriculture and land use.
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ArticleReflecting on the discussion: Investing for sustainability impact in Japan
Representatives from a Japanese asset owner, regulator and law firm discussed A Legal Framework for Impact in a webinar sponsored by the PRI. Read more in this summary of the event.
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ArticleReflecting on the discussion: Investing for sustainability impact in the UK
An expert panel discusses the application in the UK of the research in the ground-breaking report A Legal Framework for Impact. This article summarises the discussion during the PRI-sponsored webinar on investing for sustainability impact.
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ArticleEngaging the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB)
Under the PRI’s Driving Meaningful Data programme, we will work with our signatories to engage with the ISSB as it works to develop a global baseline of sustainability-related financial disclosure standards.
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Discussion paperDiscussing divestment: Developing an approach when pursuing sustainability outcomes in listed equities
For listed equity investors, the decision to engage with or divest from ESG laggards depends on the ESG issues concerned as well as the (sustainability) objectives of their clients and beneficiaries.
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Thought leadershipUkraine War: The new geo-politics of energy and implications for climate policy
This short paper by Kaya, a specialist climate policy consultancy, has been commissioned by the Inevitable Policy Response (IPR). It assesses the initial implications for climate policy as a result of Russia’s invasion and war in Ukraine.
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ArticlePRI Statement on SEC publication of draft proposal for climate-related disclosure
In response to the SEC’s vote to publish for public comment the rule titled, “The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors”, the PRI released the following statement from Head of U.S. Policy Greg Hershman.
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Policy reportPolicy briefing: Japan’s power sector and net zero
Japan’s commitment to net-zero by 2050, announced by the former Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and enshrined in Japanese law, has profound implications for the country’s power sector.
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WebinarThe Investor Agenda: Private equity, Net-Zero target setting & climate action plans
This Investor Agenda webinar in partnership with Initiative Climat Internationale (ICi), will assess how asset owner capital allocated to private markets can align with Net-Zero goals.
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ArticleFood & Land Systems – The Secret Weapon in the War on Climate Change
Clean Energy is not enough to get the world to 1.5C. Mass Reforestation and Linking Agriculture with Carbon Pricing are critical to emissions reduction.
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Thought leadershipAre the TCFD recommendations useful for credit risk analysis?
Read about how investors and credit rating agencies use the information provided by companies following the recommendations of the Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures in their credit risk analysis.
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WebinarManaging systemic issues through active ownership
All PRI signatories have a duty to be active owners, yet conceptions of and actual practice related to active ownership vary significantly, particularly in real assets, private equity and private debt.
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Engagement guideClimate transition plan votes: investor briefing
Investors face a complex set of considerations when deciding how to vote on climate transition plans. This briefing explores those issues; provides resources to assess climate transition plans; and offers guidance on how to address plans that are insufficient.
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WebinarVenture Capital: how should ESG be adapted for the asset class
Following the publication of the PRI’s discussion paper on responsible investment in venture capital in January, this session will explore why ESG in the asset class needs to develop further and how it can be appropriately tailored to early-stage companies.
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WebinarGetting started in responsible investment
This panel will explore steps signatories have taken to develop, implement and improve their approach to responsible investment. Covering practical responses to global challenges including the climate crisis and human rights, we hope that attendees will leave with some real actions they can implement in their own organisations.
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WebinarThe Investor Agenda: Investor net zero targets & climate action plans - The road from COP26
With trillions of dollars in AUM committed to Net Zero at COP26, this Investor Agenda webinar will provide an update on how investors can operationalise and report on progress against net zero goals across the institutional investment chain.
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Article2021 year in review a progress update
Climate action 100+ latest Progress Update was released in January 2022 and covers key highlights from the initiative’s activity in 2021. Key elements include:
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Technical guideClimate risk: An investor resource guide
This publication provides an overview of the many resources available to help investors manage climate risk. It includes short discussions of each of the four areas of climate risk management, links to key resources and many examples of investor disclosures.
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WebinarSustainability outcomes: emerging investor data needs
This session outlines the key drivers of this trend along with practical implications for investors linked to outcomes-related corporate sustainability information.
