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Follow the Principles for Responsible Investment to get an insight into the world of responsible investment, with investor perspectives and discussion on a range of environmental, social and governance (ESG) topics.

Don't miss an episode - released most Mondays.

Apr 3, 2023

In this episode of the PRI podcast, we discuss implementing net zero commitments in listed equity portfolios. Joined by Anna Cala,  Assistant Vice President, ESG, ClearBridge Investments, and Maia Becker, Senior Director, RBC Global Asset Management we explore:        

  •        Net zero ambition & commitments
  •       Challenges and issues on the path to net zero
  •       Steps taken towards achieving these targets
  • The role of divestments in achieving net zero targets

Find the transcript here: https://bit.ly/3M86WtL

Mar 27, 2023

In this week's podcast, we look at the social licence of infrastructure investing. Joined by Gwen Colin of Vauban Infrastructure and Antoine Tréboz of ALiS, we explore:

·       How the social licence delivers better infrastructure projects for investors and their stakeholders

·       How to conduct effective stakeholder engagement

Find the transcript here: https://bit.ly/3FQ5sAn

 

Mar 13, 2023

 In this episode, Sebastien Akbik, Corporate Governance Analyst at the PRI spoke with Kiran Aziz, Head of Responsible Investments from KLP and Daniel Mulé, Policy Lead, Extractive Industries Tax and Transparency from Oxfam America. 

They discussed the importance for responsible investors to consider tax both from a risk mitigation and positive impact perspective. The speakers also discussed the increasing momentum on tax, including the shareholder proposals on tax transparency filed by Oxfam America and KLP.  

 

Find transcript here: https://bit.ly/3YMKuJ8  

 

 

 

  

Mar 6, 2023

What is tech addiction and why should investors be paying attention to the issue?

In this episode, we are joined by Di Rifai, Founder and Chair of the non-profit Creating Future Us, who works with investors to champion sustainable use of technology in business and by Carlota Garcia-Manas, Head of Climate Transition and ESG Engagement at Royal London Asset Management.

Together we discuss:

  • How tech addiction is affecting society
  • How investors can influence the tech sector
  • Successes and challenges of engaging with the tech sector
  • The role of regulation within tech companies

Find transcript here: https://bit.ly/41QqS9E

Feb 27, 2023

In this special episode of the PRI podcast, we take stock of progress in 2022 on the climate and environment, as we discuss:     

·      The biggest achievements for climate and environmental action in 2022, and where we fell short.

·       The importance for investors to consider climate and nature together, and their connection.

·       The key topics and moments where we would expect greater investor climate and nature action and policy environment.

Find transcript here:  COP_27_PT_2.pdf (libsyn.com)

Jan 23, 2023

Many governments are turning to labelled sustainable bonds, and Latin American sovereigns have been particularly innovative.

The PRI’s latest podcast delves into the issuer and investor perspective, and the different types of bonds coming to the market.

In this podcast we discuss:

  • The state and evolution of the sovereign sustainable bond market
  • How Latin America have approached this market and how Columbia, Mexico, and Chile have been the leaders in this space.
  • Weighing up use-of-proceeds labelled bonds versus sustainability-linked bonds

It features Esther Law, who is a Senior Investment Manager in Emerging Market Debt at Amundi and César Arias, the former Director of Public Credit and National Treasury at the Ministry of Finance of Colombia.

Find podcast transcript here : https://bit.ly/3Xx5XGm 

Jan 23, 2023

Many governments are turning to labelled sustainable bonds, and Latin American sovereigns have been particularly innovative.

The PRI’s latest podcast delves into the issuer and investor perspective, and the different types of bonds coming to the market.

In this podcast we discuss:

  • The state and evolution of the sovereign sustainable bond market
  • How Latin America have approached this market and how Columbia, Mexico, and Chile have been the leaders in this space.
  • Weighing up use-of-proceeds labelled bonds versus sustainability-linked bonds

It features Esther Law, who is a Senior Investment Manager in Emerging Market Debt at Amundi and César Arias, the former Director of Public Credit and National Treasury at the Ministry of Finance of Colombia.

Find podcast transcript here : https://bit.ly/3Xx5XGm 

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