PRI Digital Forum:
Investor Action for Social Transformation
Content Library – Webinars
The list below includes previous PRI webinars on the theme of Investor Action for Social Transformation, all available to watch on demand.
Past webinars
Raising the bar on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: the investor perspective
One year on from global Black Lives Matter protests, have investors made progress on pledges to improve diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts? This session will highlight the importance of addressing DEI and showcase investor action on DEI, both internally and through their investment activities.
Investor action on human rights: big tech in the spotlight
This session will explore how investors can approach engagement on human rights with big tech companies to address the most severe risks this industry poses to people. It will also be an opportunity to hear more about recent developments around how the industry is seeking to address and mitigate human rights risks.
Build back better: COVID-19, the climate crisis & investor action
As communities and businesses around the world grapple with the ramifications of the COVID-19 pandemic, investors have a key role to play and owe it to clients and beneficiaries to contribute to a recovery that is sustainable, inclusive and delivers concrete reforms. This panel will discuss what has been achieved so far, and expectations for the road ahead.
The EU Platform on Sustainable Finance: Taxonomy extension and future policies
In this webinar, Nathan Fabian, Chief Responsible Investment Officer at the PRI and Chair of the PSF will answer your questions about the role of the PSF, the timeline and reasoning for taxonomy extension, and the development of sustainable finance policies in the EU.
Mandatory human rights due diligence: EU policy developments and implications
The importance of mandatory human rights due diligence is gaining momentum in EU policymaking, with the upcoming EU sustainable corporate governance directive and two social Taxonomy reports due from the Platform on Sustainable Finance by the end of the year. A panel of policy experts and signatories will discuss these developments.
The social licence: the foundation for sustainable infrastructure investing
Gaining and retaining a ‘social licence’ is a critical step towards sustainable infrastructure investing. This webinar will assess why this issue has become more important than ever, and discuss practical steps that investors can take to enhance their social licence.
Labour rights in infrastructure investing
This webinar will explore the most relevant current and emerging labour rights issues and trends in infrastructure, assess how infrastructures investors, companies and labour representatives can engage with one another effectively, and provide examples of best practice at both project and fund level.