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Responsible investment and sustainability outcomes in China: Current practice and policy recommendations
Download PDF version Executive summary Investors around the world are recognising that both economic growth and financial returns depend on a healthy environment and a stable society. At the same time, governments, including China’s, want to help investors use their capital and influence to address challenges like climate change and poverty.
Australia’s ambition sends a positive signal for global tax transparency
Australia is set to become a world-leader in tax transparency. It will be the first jurisdiction to require large multinationals with operations in Australia to disclose the taxes they pay, as well as information like revenue, profits before tax and employee numbers per country. The PRI, alongside a number of leading investors, has been calling for country-by-country reporting (CBCR) since 2016 and we strongly support this move.
Taking a proactive approach to human rights
Investors face a broad range of human rights and social issues across the globe – and the risk to their portfolios is material. In recent years, we’ve endured a global pandemic where the pharmaceutical sector played a massive role in providing – and to some extent also determining who received – life-saving vaccines, a war in Ukraine and heavy sanctions on Russia, and the so-called “existential threat” of artificial intelligence.
Quarterly Signatory Update: Adapting the PRI to a changing world
PRI in a Changing World One of my key priorities this year is delivering on the outcomes from the PRI in a Changing World signatory consultation. Since the PRI’s founding, the landscape for responsible investors has changed dramatically. The objective of the consultation was to understand signatory views on the changing expectations of responsible investors, and how the PRI might adapt to better support them.
CSRD and ESRS: how EU corporate sustainability reporting is evolving
References [1] Large is defined as exceeding, on the closing date of its balance sheet, two of the following three thresholds: 250 employees; €20 million in balance sheet total; €40 million in net turnover. [2] Small/medium is defined as below the large threshold but exceeding, on the closing date of its balance sheet, at least two of the three following criteria: 10 employees; €350,000 in balance sheet total; €700,000 in net turnover.
The human right to a healthy environment provides a strong mandate to investors Original
The UN has declared access to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment a human right. Whilst this declaration is not legally binding, it signals a further shift in the landscape towards mainstreaming investors’ pursuit of positive sustainability impacts. Creating positive, real-world outcomes The right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment is now universally recognised.
AI-related ESG risks: What investors need to know
The artificial intelligence (AI) industry is booming. A 2021 PwC survey of 1,000 companies found that only 5% do not use AI – down from 47% one year earlier. This trend has also manifested itself in venture capital, with investors directing some US$75bn towards AI in 2020, according to the OECD. Eight years earlier, the figure stood at US$3bn.
Solvency II has some new sustainability impact requirements and they matter for insurers
As of 2 August 2022, insurance and reinsurance companies in the European Union are required to take into account the potential long-term impact of their investment strategy and decisions on sustainability factors, as part of the prudent person principle (PPP). The PPP sets out the rules and principles that (re)insurers should follow when carrying out investment activities.
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