PRI in Person

Sustainability

PRI announces awards shortlist

The PRI will announce the winners of its inaugural awards at the PRI in Person in Paris in September. The awards are one of two new initiatives aimed at showcasing leadership and increasing accountability as part of its Blueprint for responsible investment.

Amanda WhiteAugust 8, 2019

Investor Profile

Japan’s GPIF and the next 100 years

With a unique long-term horizon – 100 years – Japan’s GPIF takes a different view of investing but is pragmatic enough to see that not all investors need to behave the same way.

Amanda WhiteOctober 14, 2016

Investment Think Tanks

The road ahead for sustainability

David Blood, co-founder of Generation Investment Management with Al Gore, has outlined five priorities to focus the sustainable investment effort on over the next five years.

Amanda WhiteSeptember 14, 2016

Editorial

Finance industry resting on its laurels

The finance industry has relied on its low barriers to entry, high fees and complex language that has created enduring principal/agent problems that restrict transparency and accountability.

Amanda WhiteSeptember 2, 2016

How to sell the ESG message: follow human behaviour

“How can we entice savers to look at how much is in their pension pot? How can we make pensions more dynamic and interesting to our beneficiaries?” asks Jennifer Anderson, responsible investment officer, The Pensions Trust, the £7 billion scheme which manages pensions for the UK’s charitable sector. The problem under discussion at the UN-backed PRI […]

Sarah RundellSeptember 11, 2015

PRI in Person

The macro-economic outlook: ESG needed to navigate uncertainty

“It is in our interests to analyse ESG risk,” argued Douglas Hodge, chief executive of PIMCO in his opening address at PRI in Person, the UN-supported international network of investors working to put the six Principles for Responsible Investment into practice. Hodge set the scene for the three day conference, where delegates gathered at the […]

Sarah RundellSeptember 9, 2015