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  • PRI: Investors should set net zero carbon emissions targets

    09 June 2021

    Investors should set net zero carbon emissions targets for their portfolios, the outgoing Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) CEO has said.

  • Fiona Reynolds to step down as PRI boss

    07 June 2021

    UN Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) chief executive officer Fiona Reynolds will stand down from the sustainable investment initiative in 2022, amid a planned return to Australia.

  • News round-up: PRI, UNEP FI, DWS and more...

    02 June 2021

  • PRI, UNEP FI launch 'investment leadership programme'

    02 June 2021

  • US climate risk disclosure bill reintroduced

    16 April 2021

  • PRI urges EU Taxonomy to 'remain faithful' to expert recommendations

    18 December 2020

    With the consultation on the first set of draft technical screening criteria for the EU Taxonomy about to close, the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) urged the EU to stick to the recommendations made by the Technical Expert Group on sustainable finance (TEG) in their final report.

  • CA100+ to 'amplify' efforts in 2021 amid ongoing gaps in climate progress

    17 December 2020

    The Climate Action 100+ (CA100+) engagement initiative has announced plans to ramp-up engagement with target companies in 2021, after its progress report showed significant gaps remain.

  • PRI publishes investment manager selection, monitoring guides

    28 October 2020

    The Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) published three new guides for asset owners, outlining how they can ensure environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations remain at the heart of their relationships with investment managers.

  • $5trn of investors set 'unprecedented' 1.5°C emissions target

    13 October 2020

    Some of the world's largest investors, with a combined $5 trillion in assets, have pledged to implement deep greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reductions in their portfolios over the next five years, putting them on course to help limit global warming to 1.5°C.

  • How Covid-19 urgency can help investors tackle the climate crisis

    27 April 2020

    Climate change remains the most serious long-term threat we face, and we must ensure it is foremost in shaping the global recovery from this crisis, argues Fiona Reynolds