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PRI: Our signatories are not walking away, they are doubling down

Despite the ESG backlash, the consideration of sustainability information is more relevant than ever, the PRI's David Atkin tells Peter Cripps

People Moves, 24 October: PRI, Wells Fargo, IBAT ... and more

People Moves, 16 May: PRI, Lightrock, New Forests, Acumen ... and more

PRI CEO David Atkin to step down in 2026

The board of the UN's Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) is to begin a search for a new CEO as incumbent David Atkin announced he will step down next year.

Safeguarding the EU's sustainable finance framework is critical for its competitiveness

Efforts to make the EU's sustainable finance regulations work better for everyone are welcome, but investors need high-quality sustainability data and regulatory certainty, write Stephanie Pfeifer, Aleksandra Palinska, and David Atkin

160 financial institutions call for international plastic treaty

Banks, investors and insurers representing $15.5 trillion in combined assets have signed a Financial Statement on Plastic Pollution, calling for a new international treaty to tackle the issue.

COP28: PRI leads taskforce on net zero policy and delivering COP27 alignment promises

The Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) has launched a Taskforce on Net Zero Policy at COP28, backed by the UN.

'It will help us have more honest conversations'

Investors welcome the IFRS sustainability standards and say, by boosting comparability, they will aid engagement. Michael Hurley reports

'New era' for sustainability reporting as IFRS unveils standards

Standards that can provide a "common language" for sustainability-related disclosures have been published, "ushering in a new era" for companies and investors globally, according to the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Foundation.

Unclear regulation hindering climate finance in Japan, says PRI

Lack of clarity over whether investors are able to invest for sustainable impact in Japan is "hindering climate finance", the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) has said.