In the inaugural episode of the relaunched The Responsibility of Investing podcast Paul Van Eynde, Chief Marketing & Strategy Officer at the PRI chats with José Pugas, Partner & Chief Sustainability Officer at Regia Capital about the upcoming COP30 in Belem, Brazil in November 2025 to explore the critical intersection of finance and environmental responsibility .

José shares the pivotal role of nature in investment strategies and offers invaluable insights into Regia Capital’s establishment as a joint venture between Brazilian giants JGP Asset Management and Banco do Brasil Asset Management, highlighting their pioneering role in green finance within Brazil's ecological transition framework.

With a focus on Brazil, explore the challenges and opportunities associated with nature-based solutions. José highlights the importance of collaborating with experts outside the financial sector and emphasizes the potential for global investors to support emerging markets in their transition to low-carbon economies. This underscores the need to move beyond traditional approaches and embrace a broader understanding of investment opportunities linked to nature and sustainability.

Join us in São Paulo from November 4–6, 2025, for PRI in Person, our annual flagship global conference on responsible investment, strategically timed just before the COP30 in Belem. As a gathering of over 1,000 institutional investors, policymakers, corporates, and sustainable finance leaders, this event is a powerhouse of collaboration and innovation on critical responsible investment issues.

Taking place in Brazil, the heart of immense biodiversity and green finance opportunities, PRI in Person will drive impactful connections to mobilise capital for emerging markets and tackle urgent climate and nature challenges. With COP30 as a pivotal moment for nations to enhance their climate commitments, the conference ensures strategic alignment for ambitious investments that align with a net-zero, sustainable future.

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The Responsibility of Investing (formerly The Principles for Responsible Investment) is a podcast by the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), the world’s largest global body on responsible investment, representing over $128 trillion in assets under management. Each episode features conversations with thought leaders and experts from around the world, exploring how sustainable factors are transforming the investment landscape. Listen for unique insight into how climate, nature and human rights issues are affecting asset classes and responsible investment policies.

The series helps PRI signatories - and the wider investment community - navigate responsible investment with greater precision and confidence, for the benefit of both investors and society. No matter your size, market, nor stage of the responsible investment journey, The Responsibility of Investing will bring you a new perspective every fortnight.

Launching Tuesday 17th June 2025, available wherever you get your podcasts.

Join us in São Paulo for the world’s leading responsible investment event, as we return for PRI in Person 2025, book now to secure your early bird rate - available until 2 July.

In this episode of the PRI podcast, we discuss implementing net zero commitments in listed equity portfolios.

Joined by Anna Cala, Assistant Vice President, ESG, ClearBridge Investments, and Maia Becker, Senior Director, RBC Global Asset Management, we explore:

1. Net zero ambition & commitments
2. Challenges and issues on the path to net zero
3. Steps taken towards achieving these targets
4. The role of divestments in achieving net zero targets

Download full transcript.

In this week's podcast, we look at the social licence of infrastructure investing. Joined by Gwen Colin of Vauban Infrastructure and Antoine Tréboz of ALiS, we explore:

· How the social licence delivers better infrastructure projects for investors and their stakeholders

· How to conduct effective stakeholder engagement

Find the transcript here: https://bit.ly/3FQ5sAn

In this episode, Sebastien Akbik, Corporate Governance Analyst at the PRI spoke with Kiran Aziz, Head of Responsible Investments from KLP and Daniel Mulé, Policy Lead, Extractive Industries Tax and Transparency from Oxfam America.

They discussed the importance for responsible investors to consider tax both from a risk mitigation and positive impact perspective. The speakers also discussed the increasing momentum on tax, including the shareholder proposals on tax transparency filed by Oxfam America and KLP.

Find transcript here: https://bit.ly/3YMKuJ8

What is tech addiction and why should investors be paying attention to the issue?

In this episode, we are joined by Di Rifai, Founder and Chair of the non-profit Creating Future Us, who works with investors to champion sustainable use of technology in business and by Carlota Garcia-Manas, Head of Climate Transition and ESG Engagement at Royal London Asset Management.

Together we discuss:

• How tech addiction is affecting society
• How investors can influence the tech sector
• Successes and challenges of engaging with the tech sector
• The role of regulation within tech companies

Find transcript here: https://bit.ly/41QqS9E

In this special episode of the PRI podcast, we take stock of progress in 2022 on the climate and environment, as we discuss:

· The biggest achievements for climate and environmental action in 2022, and where we fell short.

· The importance for investors to consider climate and nature together, and their connection.

· The key topics and moments where we would expect greater investor climate and nature action and policy environment.

Find transcript here: COP_27_PT_2.pdf (libsyn.com)

Many governments are turning to labelled sustainable bonds, and Latin American sovereigns have been particularly innovative.

The PRI’s latest podcast delves into the issuer and investor perspective, and the different types of bonds coming to the market.

In this podcast we discuss:

• The state and evolution of the sovereign sustainable bond market
• How Latin America have approached this market and how Columbia, Mexico, and Chile have been the leaders in this space.
• Weighing up use-of-proceeds labelled bonds versus sustainability-linked bonds

It features Esther Law, who is a Senior Investment Manager in Emerging Market Debt at Amundi and César Arias, the former Director of Public Credit and National Treasury at the Ministry of Finance of Colombia.

Find podcast transcript here : https://bit.ly/3Xx5XGm