Research Archive - The Predistribution Initiative

Investor Playbook for Employee Ownership in Sub-Saharan Africa

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Investing to reconnect financial value with people, nature and the real economy: an iterative blueprint for capital markets actors, policymakers and regulators

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Investor Influence Project

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Perspectives on Workforce Directors: Opportunities & Challenges

The Predistribution Initiative (PDI) and Railpen co-hosted the webinar “Perspectives on Workforce Directors: Opportunities & Challenges.” This webinar explored the growing momentum around workforce-appointed directors and their potential to reshape corporate governance. With a growing interest in integrating employees into board-level decision-making, the webinar delved into how this model can drive better governance, enhance employee […]

The Inequality— Financial Markets Nexus: Implications for Developing Metrics for Voluntary Disclosures

Can a disclosure framework reduce overall socio-economic inequality, or will it shift inequality somewhere else, for example, to other firms, other regions, or out of the firm and the private sector and into households? Are there material regional variations in the perceptions of the causes and effects of socioeconomic inequality? What is the appropriate level […]

What’s Next in Impact? Key Insights from the Sorenson Global Impact Leaders to Achieve a Better Tomorrow

As part of the Sorenson Global Impact Leaders, Delilah contributed to the “What’s Next in Impact?” report where thought leaders and impact practitioners share suggestions on how we can work together to achieve a sustainable, resilient, and thriving future. […]

Building an Ownership Lens Investing MovementOctober 16 (Virtual) Session

Over the last year, there has been a growing cadence of convenings, panels and publicationsfocused on scaling investment and financing strategies to build wealth and influence for workers andcommunities in impactful ways across North America. These strategies include a focus on sharedownership of enterprise, shared ownership of real assets, and individual ownership of assets. As […]

Pensions for Purpose: Introducing the Taskforce on Inequality and Social-related Financial Disclosures

The new Taskforce on Inequality and Social-related Financial Disclosures (TISFD) aims to address the systemic risk posed by inequality by developing a global framework for managing social risks and opportunities. In this write-up, Pensions for Purpose explore TISFD’s vision to foster stronger, more equitable societies, by integrating existing standards to provide a cohesive disclosure process […]

PDI: Predistribution Gains Global Momentum

The time is now for moving from a financialized economy to one that supports real people everywhere, across both rural and urban communities, developed and developing countries, businesses of all sizes, and which produces products and services that sustain healthy, thriving societies. This vision is attracting broad support from conservatives and liberals alike. We have a long way to […]

Getting Ahead of the Curve on Dynamic Materiality: How U.S. investors can foster more inclusive capitalism

Despite soaring corporate profits and strong market performance, wealth and income inequality are increasing, leading to public disenfranchisement and market imbalances which can eventually jeopardize crucial business functions and diversified investors’ portfolios. Institutional investors are increasingly concerned with the financial implications of social and environmental risks and calling for tools to identify and mitigate them. […]