All Stewardship articles
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Blog postProxy season by the numbers: What 2025 filings tell us about investor priorities
Analysis from proxy season 2025 indicates that while external pressures affect US filings, investors elsewhere are staying the course.
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OtherCollaboration Platform user guide
Learn how to get the most out of the PRI’s Collaboration Platform. This guide provides a comprehensive overview of its key features and practical tips on how to use them.
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Blog postAhead of COP30: Navigating risks and investor stewardship in Brazil’s commodity trade
In the first of a series of joint FAIRR-PRI blogs ahead of COP30, Max Boucher of FAIRR and Tim Steinweg of the PRI highlight some of the upcoming regulatory developments set to impact the trade of deforestation-risk commodities, why these may be financially material and how investors can navigate the ...
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Blog postProxy season 2025: Exercising shareholder rights remains as important as ever
It is increasingly important to reaffirm our conviction that responsible investment is an apolitical practice
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Blog postEngagement on nature and biodiversity: The imperative for investors
Investors’ ownership and investment decisions can profoundly impact nature and biodiversity.
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Blog postWhy system-level thinking is required of responsible investors in an inflationary environment
By Nathan Fabian, Chief Sustainable Systems Officer, PRI and Takeshi Kimura, Board Director, PRI / Special Adviser to the Board, Nippon Life Insurance
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Blog postThe defence sector in focus: Common ESG risks
Nikolaj Halkjaer Pedersen, Senior Lead at the PRI’s Human Rights and Social Issues team, says investors should be cautious before re-assessing their defence positions.
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Blog postSix takeaways from the 2024 proxy season - and why voting remains a critical tool for investors
Trends from the 850+ ESG-related shareholder resolutions, management proposals and director votes compiled on the PRI Resolution Database this proxy season.
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Blog postHow to maximise the value of proxy advisers
Josephine Notaras, PRI Sustainable Financial System team Manager, looks at the way investors use proxy advisers, where there are challenges in the voting chain, and how changes could be made.
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OtherInvestor initiatives
Various initiatives have been established to provide guidance and support for investor action on nature. Find below a list of key initiatives, networks and organisations in this space.
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Blog postThis proxy season presents opportunities for leading stewards
Investors can address ESG risks by holding companies and managers to account, says Bonnie Groves, Stewardship Specialist at the PRI.
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News and pressInvestment industry heavyweights CFA Institute, GSIA and PRI announce harmonised definitions for responsible investment approaches
Leading organisations outline detailed definitions for the following responsible investment approaches: Screening, ESG integration, Thematic investing, Stewardship and Impact investing
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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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Blog postPRI in Person 2023 – Moving from commitments to action
By David Atkin, CEO, Principles for Responsible Investment
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News and pressLeaders in responsible investment call for clearer standards in Japan
The PRI, UNEP FI and the Generation Foundation’s 2023 ‘A Legal Framework for Impact’ report on Japan finds institutional investors are unsure whether regulations allow them to invest for impact.
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Policy reportStrengthening effective stewardship in Australia: Understanding barriers and opportunities
Building on the findings and recommendations in the reports, A Legal Framework for Impact, Legal Framework for Impact: Australia, and the Stewardship Policy Toolkit, this report sets out the findings of research into how Australian institutional investors conduct stewardship and identifies barriers that limit how effectively they use stewardship to ...
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Policy reportPolicy briefing: Unlocking the Potential of Shareholder Voting in China
This briefing focuses on shareholder voting in China. It makes policy recommendations to help mobilise institutional investors to exercise their voting rights more effectively and responsibly for the purpose of securing and enhancing overall long-term value for clients or beneficiaries.
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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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Blog postInside PRI data: Insights on current practice
By Toby Belsom, Director of Investment Practices, PRI, and Diba Ahour, Investment Practices Analyst, PRI
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Blog postThe effectiveness of divestment strategies
By Alex Edmans, London Business School; Doron Levit, University of Washington; and Jan Schneemeier, Indiana University
