All Social issues articles – Page 2
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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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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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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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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.
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Workshop summaryIncorporating decent work into capital allocation
This article summarises the key points made at a workshop regarding how signatories incorporate decent work and safeguard expectations into their capital allocation process.
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ArticleFiling a shareholder proposal in Australia
This country factsheet provides an overview of the key legal and technical processes related to filing a shareholder proposal in Australia
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WebinarUnderstanding how US agencies consider ESG factors in commercial mortgages: Freddie Mac Multifamily
This series of two webinars will explore the US agencies’ approach in incorporating ESG factors in their strategy, in order to enable a sustainable housing market. This second session will focus on Freddie Mac Multifamily’s approach.
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WebinarUnderstanding how US agencies consider ESG factors in residential mortgages: Fannie Mae Single Family
This series of two webinars will explore the US agencies’ approach in incorporating ESG factors in their strategy, in order to enable a sustainable housing market. This first session will focus on Fannie Mae Single Family’s approach.
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Policy reportInvestor briefing: Signatory comments on SEC proposed rule
Signatory comments on the SEC Proposed Rule, “Enhanced Disclosures by Certain Investment Advisers and Investment Companies about Environmental, Social, and Governance Investment Practices”
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Case studyFrazier Healthcare Partners: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Advancement Scorecard
Monitoring portfolio companies’ progress on DEIA
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Case studyHarrison Street: Leveraging building design and operations to enhance occupant health
Measuring the sustainability performance of senior housing properties
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Case studyEcoEnterprises Fund: Cultivating gender-inclusive investments
Financing female-led companies and developing female business leadership in Latin America
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ArticlePRI supports progress on IFRS Sustainability Standards
This PRI statement welcomes the efforts by the IFRS Foundation and IOSCO to develop a globally shared baseline for reporting on sustainability-related financial information, encourages continued work towards this objective and calls for interoperability between the future IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards and jurisdictional initiatives.
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Workshop summaryHuman rights in private markets: tracking and communicating performance
Key points from a workshop on 15 November 2022 where private markets industry participants discussed how to track and communicate performance relating to human rights.
