Principles for Responsible Investment

Poll time, join the discussion we started at #PRIinPerson last month! Do you agree with how in-person attendees voted? 🤔 Better availability, reliability and consistency of decision-useful data 🤔 Implementing targets and measuring progress against them 🤔 Engagement with policy makers and other investors 🤔 Setting portfolio decarbonisation targets Watch this short recap and let us know your thoughts: https://lnkd.in/eN9MjFn4

"Data is an issue but it's not an excuse not to start." 💡 - Bertrand Millot Couldn't join us at #PRIinPerson last month but want to learn more about embracing the uncertainties in #climatechange? With an on-demand pass, you can catch up on all sessions across all 6 breakout streams, plenaries, and our Live Studio. Find out more: https://lnkd.in/eVzn-ZBm

🌍 Human Rights and Nature: A Critical Nexus 🌱 As the UN Business and Human Rights Forum concludes, one key message remains clear: approaching the environment, climate, and human rights in silos will not be enough to support an effective and equitable transition. 🤝 But how can we ensure that public policies address these issues effectively? Our latest paper emphasises that well-designed policies must find a balance between maximising synergies and minimising trade-offs between human rights and nature protection. 📄Read the discussion paper to learn more about key issues, definitions, and the importance of the Nexus: https://lnkd.in/ec88a6Kv #UNBHRForum #HumanRights #BusinessAndHumanRights

🌍 Ahead of the UN Global Plastic Treaty Negotiations in Busan, South Korea, over 180 financial institutions with more than $17.2 trillion in combined assets, signed an ambitious treaty that sets out what a robust agreement would include from the finance sector's perspective. It asks for: 1️⃣ An objective to align financial flows with the treaty's goals. 2️⃣ Harmonised targets and binding obligations across the plastics value chain. 3️⃣ Corporate assessment and mandatory disclosure of plastic-related risks and opportunities. 4️⃣ An enabling policy environment to address plastic pollution. 5️⃣ Catalysing private investment through public-private partnerships, blended finance, and de-risking mechanisms. 6️⃣ Optimisation of co-benefits and synergies between financial flows addressing plastic pollution, climate action, and biodiversity restoration. The finance sector plays a crucial role in tackling plastic pollution. But voluntary action isn't enough to stop what could be a tripling of plastic production by 2060. 💡 These talks offer the opportunity to set a clear mandate to redirect financial flows and establish the necessary frameworks for ending plastic pollution in support of climate and biodiversity goals. Read more in our statement here: https://lnkd.in/eS2_GWft

Join us and Inevitable Policy Response for a special briefing following #COP29 and the US elections. We'll assess the long-term implications for #investors navigating the transition towards #netzero and look at the initial findings from IPR’s 2024 Climate Pulse survey, offering insights into the views of #climate and #sustainability professionals. Don’t miss out. Join us and be part of the conversation on the future of #ResponsibleInvestment and #ClimateAction. Register now: https://ow.ly/VJhU50UfCil

Following the close of this year’s #reporting window, we've been busy preparing our signatories' outputs. This year, over 3,000 signatories submitted their reports, including more than 1,600 organisations that chose to report voluntarily. 📊 To access the 2024 public and private Transparency Reports and Assessment Reports online, log in to the Data Portal: https://ow.ly/T0yn50UeHBu

Recognition for Action on Climate 🌍   As #COP29 concludes, the urgency for climate action has never been clearer. For this reason, we’re pleased to spotlight some of the winners in the Climate Category of the #PRIAwards. These initiatives showcase innovation, collaboration, and impactful strategies needed to address the climate crisis.   👏 Congratulations to our winner, Nordea Asset Management, and shortlisted candidates Equitix, Federated Hermes Limited, and SAIL Investments.   Read more to learn how these investors are driving meaningful climate action and paving the way for a more sustainable future: https://lnkd.in/dw6HHSWU

NEW GUIDE: Investing for Sustainability Impact (IFSI) 📑 Today, along with United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) and The Generation Foundation, we published practical guidance for #investors informed by the Legal Framework for Impact project. Long-term investors who don’t consider #sustainability outcomes or systemic risks may be overlooking crucial factors that are essential for protecting and enhancing the value of investments for their beneficiaries or clients. This guide presents a four-part framework for investors to implement IFSI: 1️⃣ Determining required outcomes and intention; 2️⃣ Setting #strategy and real-world sustainability goals; 3️⃣ Taking action through capital allocation, #stewardship, and #policy engagement; and 4️⃣ Measuring and reporting on progress The guide outlines potential challenges and proposed solutions – and also considers the influence of actions, suggests potential KPIs, and provides advice on how investors can get started. Alongside this guide, we encourage a review of asset owner case studies, showing IFSI in practice. Read the full report: https://ow.ly/ef8950UbRG9 Review the case studies: https://ow.ly/1l2u50UbRG8

Less than a week left! ⏳ Help shape the future of responsible investment by voting for the representatives who will guide PRI’s strategic vision, governance, and initiatives. This year’s election includes: • Three positions for asset owner representatives • One position for an investment manager representative Learn more about the election process here🗳️ : https://lnkd.in/e_SC2Tm6

As #COP29 moves into its second week, the urgent need among developing nations to see financial flows align with climate-positive solutions is increasingly in focus. Private finance stands ready to play its part. But we can't do it alone - government action must lead the way. To facilitate these necessary capital flows to developing nations, PRI recommends that governments: 1️⃣ Agree an ambitious new climate finance goal at COP29 which can catalyse the finance required to meet the needs of developing economies. 2️⃣ Engage actively with non-Party stakeholders and private finance, as well as multilateral forums including the G20.   3️⃣ Ensure that national climate plans (NDCs) submitted by February are 1.5°C-aligned, sector-specific, and backed by investment-positive policies. Stakeholders have been actively calling for policymaker action to this end during week 1 of COP29 Azerbaijan already - including #Mission2025 through their campaign to G20 leaders, ‘It’s not game over, it’s game on’. And at the Principles for Responsible Investment, we were one of the founding partners to help launch The Investor Agenda’s 2024 Global Investor Statement, which calls on policymakers to create the appropriate regulatory environment to unlock private financial flows.  An enabling policy environment is critical to facilitating responsible investment and achieving a net-zero, climate-resilient future. We look forward to continuing our engagement with policymakers to make this a reality.