James Gifford
James Gifford is executive director of Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) and has been guiding the initiative since its inception in November 2003. He was also a member of the Global Reporting Initiative working group that developed the environmental sector supplement for the finance sector. As well as leading the PRI, he has recently completed a PhD at the Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Sydney, on the effectiveness of shareholder engagement in improving corporate environmental, social, and corporate governance performance. He has degrees in commerce and law from the University of Queensland, and a master’s in environment management from the University of New South Wales.
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