All Stewardship articles – Page 9
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PodcastClimate stewardship and universal ownership: reflections from 2021’s AGM season
Drawing on insights from 2021’s AGM season, this PRI podcast episode dives into the subject of achieving meaningful outcomes through investor stewardship, particularly in the context of climate action and decarbonisation.
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Blog postRetrograde Australian proxy advice reforms impede the rise of global stewardship
By Fiona Reynolds, CEO, Principles for Responsible Investment
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Blog postMissing link: the role of stewardship in EU policy
By Margarita Pirovska, Director of Policy, and Paul Chandler, Director of Stewardship, the PRI
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Case studyImproving responsible investment through manager engagement
Organisation name: Aware Super Signatory type: Asset owner Region of operation: Australia Assets under management: AU$144bn Why we engage with managers after their appointment Responsible investment is an integrated part of our due diligence process. Engagement with managers after their appointment can result in a more collaborative relationship and ...
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Case studyEngaging external managers on sustainable investment
Organisation name: Cardano Region of operation: Global Signatory type: Investment manager Assets under management: We provide fiduciary management services to 30 UK pension funds with combined assets of £16bn and investment advice to 10 UK pension funds with combined assets of £50bn. We also provide LDI execution and derivative overlay ...
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WebinarShareholder resolutions: voting in support of outcomes
In this webinar, we will explore how investors can use shareholder resolutions to support the pursuit of real-world outcomes.
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Thought leadershipMapping natural capital depletion
The PRI and UNEP-WCMC have developed maps to showcase hotspots of relative natural capital depletion on a global scale, available for visualisation in ENCORE – an interactive, online tool that highlights how businesses may be exposed to accelerating environmental change.
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Blog postBringing beneficiaries into the responsible investment conversation
By Emmet McNamee, Senior Specialist, Stewardship (Active Ownership 2.0), PRI
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WebinarPRI Canada: Deep Dive into the Evolution of Listed Equity Active Ownership
Join us to learn more about Active Ownership 2.0, hear from Canadian signatories on putting this into practice, and discuss what stewardship reporting looks like in the new reporting framework.
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Blog postCan diversity accelerate the integration of climate-related issues by investors and boards?
By Kristin Bresnahan, Jens Frankenreiter, Brea Hinricks, Eric Talley, Sophie L’Hélias, Nina Hodzic, Julian Nyarko and Sneha Pandya
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Discussion paperMaking voting count: principle-based voting on shareholder resolutions
How principle-based voting on shareholder resolutions can contribute to clear, effective and accountable stewardship
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Blog postLeveraging psychological ownership to protect common resources
By Andrea Luangrath, University of Iowa, Joann Peck, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Colleen Kirk, New York Institute of Technology and Suzanne Shu, Cornell University
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Introductory guideAn introduction to responsible investment: stewardship
This introductory guide explains the importance and relevance of stewardship within responsible investment and outlines the stewardship tools investors can incorporate into policies, processes and practices.
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WebinarGovernance assessment: a similar approach for equities vs. debt investors?
Governance evaluation is prominent in ESG analysis and security pricing. During this webinar, we will explore whether and to what extent governance factors are assessed differently by equity and fixed income investors, including relevant metrics.
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WebinarEngaging on Whistleblowing: The Value for Investors
This webinar will explore the relevance of whistleblowing for investors and launch the PRI engagement guidance on whistleblowing. The discussion will cover the investor perspective, implications of recent regulatory developments such as the EU Whistleblower Protection Directive, and include perspectives from a former whistleblower.
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Engagement guideWhistleblowing: why and how to engage with your investee companies
Transparency International defines whistleblowing as the disclosure or reporting of wrongdoing. We use a broad framing of whistleblowing mechanisms to include those arrangements that encourage employees, customers and suppliers to speak up and share information on activities that violate a company’s ethical code of conduct, its legal and regulatory requirements ...
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PRI Web PageAbout stewardship
The PRI defines stewardship as: “The use of investor rights and influence to protect and enhance overall long-term value for clients and beneficiaries, including the common economic, social and environmental assets on which their interests depend.”
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Engagement guideESG engagement for sovereign debt investors
How existing communication channels can be leveraged to stimulate conversations around ESG topics through a multi-pronged process, which can be mutually beneficial for sovereigns and investors (2020).
