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Date: Monday, 21 September 2026
Time: 08:30 – 17:30, EST
Location: MetLife Building || 200 Park Avenue, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10166

Join PRI Investor Day at New York Climate Week for a high-impact convening of global investors.

By bringing together diverse stakeholders across the investment ecosystem, the event will explore how institutional investors can move beyond commitments to drive measurable, real-world outcomes across portfolios and the real economy. Participants will gain insights into emerging best practices in stewardship, policy engagement, capital allocation, value creation, and system-level approaches that are shaping responsible investment.

Through dynamic panel discussions and interactive dialogue, the gathering offers a valuable platform for collaboration, knowledge-sharing, and thought leadership at a critical moment for the global financial system.

The PRI will also announce the PRI Awards 2026, recognizing PRI signatories who have demonstrated responsible investment leadership and innovation on climate, investment strategy, human rights, nature, communications and stewardship. 

 

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Event Programme

Time 

Session title   

08:30-09:00

  Arrival and networking breakfast

09:00 – 09:30 

Welcome and opening remarks

09:30 - 09:45 

Keynote

09:45-10:30 

Fireside chat

10:30-11:15 

 

The long view: Investor leadership and stewardship when it matters most

Participants will explore how to operationalize systems-level approaches to protect against compounding risks through successful systems-level stewardship and asset owner-asset manager dialogue. This session will explore practical examples of how to utilize systems-level approaches and catalyze investor leadership ahead of COP31.

11:15-11:35   

Coffee break 

11:35-12:20 

 

Navigating the US policy landscape

In the midst of a shifting geopolitical and legal landscape, experts will discuss the critical responsible investment policy developments that may affect signatories. Looking ahead, especially with the upcoming midterm elections, we will discuss what to expect for the rest of 2026 and beyond.

12:20 – 13:05 

Adaptation & resilience - a systems-level perspective

How can investors manage systemic threats like climate change and reduce system-level risk? This session defines climate adaptation for practical, on-the-ground action and explores how interconnected market systems amplify compounding hazards—requiring solutions designed for the system as a whole. Panelists will use locally led adaptation case studies to illustrate scalable best practices, and discuss how investors, industry, policymakers, and insurers can align capital, vehicles, and policy levers to strengthen long-term resilience and market stability.

13:05-14:05 

Lunch

14:05 – 14:50 

Water transmission risks across asset classes

By focusing on real assets, fixed income and listed equity, panelists will take a deeper look at water risk as a systemic factor, examining how it affects asset classes differently depending on location, impacts and dependencies, and investment time horizon. The session will address how water risks and opportunities impact financial performance, provide practical examples on investment processes integration, and highlight case studies that translate principles into scalable action. 

14:50-15:35 

 

Private markets value creation

This high-caliber panel will discuss Sustainability Value Creation in private markets, where GPs, LPs, and practitioners will share insights from PRI’s flagship Sustainability Value Creation Project and focus on financial outcomes. They will discuss how to apply the concepts in practice by focusing on climate.

15:35 – 16:20 

2026 PRI Awards

Join us for the PRI Awards 2026, as we recognize PRI signatories who have demonstrated responsible investment leadership and innovation on climate, investment strategy, human rights, nature, communications and stewardship. We will also announce three special awards for private markets, asset owners and emerging markets. 

16:20 - 16:25 

Closing remarks

16:25 – 17:30

Networking reception 

 

Venue

MetLife Building || 200 Park Avenue, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10166 

Organiser

The PRI | Contact:alexander.marshall@unpri.org

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