Water is a finite and scarce commodity, and institutional asset owners have a big part to play in ensuring the long-term conservation and management of water resources – not only for their direct beneficiaries, but also for the long-term good of the planet and future generations.
A joint statement from a group of 285 investors representing more than $20 trillion has called for a binding international legal framework that will provide the long-term certainty needed to encourage the large-scale private investment necessary to tackle climate change.
Responsible investment research has reached a “tipping point” in its development, says the PRI’s director of strategic development, Rob Lake, and it needs to be more closely aligned to the practical needs of front-line investors.
The United Nations-backed PRI has released a compendium to highlight how its signatories are implementing responsible investment practices in infrastructure investment.
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (OTPP) has become a signatory to the United Nations-backed Principles for Responsible Investment Initiative (PRI).
APG, one of the world’s largest institutional investors, has released a corporate governance policy in which it makes clear that the boards of companies must take sustainability, shareholder and stakeholder interests into account when making decisions.
Institutional investors need to move beyond “bombastic support” of ESG issues, says the head of the world’s peak trade union organisation.
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