CALL FOR RESEARCH Deadline 3 July 2016 – PRI CALL FOR RESEARCH | FACTORS OF SUCCESS FOR INVESTOR-COMPANY ENGAGEMENT ON ESG ISSUES

The research should address the following key questions:

· How can investors and companies constructively engage on ESG issues?

· How effective are investor collaborations in engaging with companies on ESG issues and influencing corporate behaviour?

From the EoI, candidates will be shortlisted and one will be invited to submit a full proposal. The successful candidate will be provided with access to data from the PRI’s Collaboration Platform (formerly the Clearinghouse) and PRI coordinated collaborative engagements.

The project is expected to start in August 2016 and be completed within 12 months.

Preference will be given to EoI’s submitted by teams with members in different regions of the world and with at least one academic and one investment practitioner. Multidisciplinary approaches are welcomed.

The deadline to submit expressions of interest is 3 July 2016.

For further information and to apply, please visit the academic research webpage of the PRI website or download the call for research.Enquiries should be directed to: 

PRI Association
5th Floor, 25 Camperdown Street
London, UK,  E1 8DZ
+44 (0) 20 3714 3141