1.2.1.3 The United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment

The United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) is an investor initiative with a partnership with the UNEP Finance Initiative and the UN Global Compact, and primarily funded by the signatories’ annual membership fee. The PRI is a set of voluntary best practice principles to assist investors in integrating environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues into investment processes and ownership practices. Globally, in 2018, the PRI’s more than 2300 signatories from over 50 countries represent around $80 trillion in assets under management.1 Differently from 2011, when it had 800 signatories representing around US$24 trillion in assets.2 The PRI signatories are required to produce an annual report assessing progress with the principles’ implementation.