PRI signatory readiness, specifically for a venture fund

The policy and responsibilities to prepare

PRI’s current sign-up guidance gives new signatories three years to meet its minimum requirements. The requirements address policy, senior oversight and implementation responsibility. Confirm the current rules and reporting timetable directly with PRI before applying.

• A formalized responsible investment or ESG policy, covering more than half of assets under management.
• Formal senior-level oversight of that policy, with real accountability for implementing it, whether that sits with a board, a senior executive, an investment committee, or a department head.
• Staff, internal or external, explicitly responsible for carrying the policy out, not a policy that exists on paper with nobody assigned to it.

Use these areas to plan the work and assign responsibility. The applicable timetable comes from PRI’s current guidance, not from an assumption that every requirement takes effect on the signing date.

Confirm the reporting and accountability process

Reporting, engagement and possible delisting operate under PRI’s current rules and cycle-specific guidance. Check those directly, including any new-signatory provisions, rather than relying on an older two-cycle or provisional-status description. This guide does not determine whether a particular manager is in good standing.

What this means for the timing of the decision

Map the manager’s existing policy, oversight and implementation responsibilities against the current requirements. Identify the work still needed and who will do it. The commitment covers the manager’s assets, so a policy for one fund alone may not describe the full task.

Sources and currency

Source check recorded: September 18, 2026 (claim-scope review).

The sign-up scope and minimum-requirement period were checked for this update. Confirm current reporting and accountability rules with PRI.

• PRI, Become a signatory, unpri.org