David Atkin

Sustainability

PRI slashes reporting burden to preserve code relevance among signatories

The Principles for Responsible Investment will reduce signatories’ responsibilities in their annual mandatory reporting from 240 questions to just 40 next year. The outgoing PRI chief David Atkin explains the move and why asset owners have a big role in stabilising the discussion around responsible investment.

Darcy SongDecember 9, 2025

Sustainability

PRI at a crossroad

PRI’s CEO David Atkin has been conducting workshops with signatories to explore different pathways and seeking views around six themes around accountability, the PRI’s policy work and the diversity of signatories and their different needs. A report will be tabled to board of directors in February with recommendations.

Sharon KlyneNovember 28, 2022

Sustainability

New PRI chief outlines priorities

In his first interview as the new CEO of the PRI, David Atkin outlines his priorities for the organisation and the areas of urgency for investors focused on sustainability

Amanda WhiteJanuary 31, 2022

Governance

Pension transparency needs a benchmark

A new Global Pension Transparency Benchmark – the first formal collaboration between Top1000funds.com and CEM Benchmarking - will launch in February 2021 ranking countries, via their underlying pension funds, on four factors: governance and organization; performance; costs; and responsible investing.

Amanda White and Mike HealeNovember 19, 2020