ESG Groups

Question 1

United Nations Global Compact (UNGC)

Answer 1

aunched in 2000 as a collaboration between leading companies and the UN.

8,000 corporate signatories

ten principles of the UNGC cover the areas
of human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption.

Question 2

United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI)

Answer 2

partnership between UNEP and the global financial sector to mobilise private sector finance for sustainable development.

started in 1992 with a few banking institutions and today it works with over 300 members

Question 3

Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI),

Answer 3

established in 2006 by UNEP FI and the UN Global Compact, now
applied by more than half the world’s institutional investors (US$103.4tn (£74tn)).

Question 4

Principles for Sustainable Insurance (PSI),

Answer 4

established 2012 by UNEP FI and today applied by more than onequarter
of the world’s insurers (more than 25% of world premium volume).

Question 5

Principles for Responsible Banking (PRB

Answer 5

as of April 2021, more than 220 banks have signed up to the PRB, representing US$57tn (£41tn) in total assets, or more than one-third of the global banking sector.

Question 6

The PRI provide support in four main areas:

Answer 6

broad range of tools and reports on best practices… application

hosts a collaborative engagement platform

reviews, analyses and responds to responsible investment-related policies and consultations. It also
provides a policy map

PRI Academy develops, aggregates and disseminates academic studies on responsible investment-related
themes.

Question 7

The PRI developed six principles

Answer 7

incorporate ESG issues into investment
be active owners and incorporate ESG issues
be active owners and incorporate ESG issues
promote acceptance and implementation of the principles
work together to enhance our effectiveness
each report on our activities and progress

Question 8

Kyoto Protocol

Answer 8

The COP3 meeting in Kyoto in 1997

Industrialised countries to limit and reduce their GHG emissions in accordance with agreed individual targets.

Question 9

Paris Agreement

Answer 9

The COP21 meeting in Paris in 2015
keeping a global temperature rise this
century well below 2°C (3.6°F) above pre-industrial levels.

Question 10

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs),

Answer 10

17 goals

Question 11

Reporting initiatives

Answer 11

Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) - guidance on disclosure

Value Reporting Foundation (VRF)  - (was formed upon the merger of the International Integrated
Reporting Council (IIRC) and the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB),)

CDP (former Carbon Disclosure Project)

Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB)

Corporate Reporting Dialogue (CRD)

International Business Council ESG Disclosure Framework

Question 12

Other initiatives

Answer 12

Asia Investor Group on Climate Change (AIGCC) - awarness

Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) - reducing barriers to impact investment

Global Sustainable Investment Alliance (GSIA) - international

The International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN) - investor-led organisation established

Task Force on Climate-related Financial disclosures (TCFD) - takes the Paris Agreement’s target of staying well under 2°C (3.6°F),

The EU’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) - March 2021 and monitor
the sustainability characteristics of investment funds’ by standardising sustainability disclosures