The crowd at PRI in Person is always a tonic, and some Barcelona winter sunshine was also very welcome. Hot on the heels of a mixed bag at COP27, the global investment community were urged to recommit to keeping the 1.5 degree goal in play with a call for continued collaboration on climate issues. Board member Takeshi Kimura (Nippon Life Insurance Company) put the challenge to the global investor community perfectly: “We need to be future makers, not future takers”.

Consultation begins on ‘major update’ to GRI Biodiversity Standard A proposed reporting standard that seeks…