chennai life insurer icici prudential life insurance has signed the united nations supported principles for responsible investment unpri in a move towards committing towards environment social and governance esg issueswith assets under management of over rs 237 lakh crore the insurer said it has engaged with investee companies on esg issues to ensure the business operates in a responsible and sustainable manner benefiting the environment society and investorsits chief investment officer manish kumar said climate change is impacting lives and livelihoods around us and as one of the largest domestic financial institutions in the country it is incumbent on us to act proactively and responsibly on esg factors to save the planet as part of our commitment towards promoting sustainable investing we recently launched the sustainable equity fund an esgfocused fund and in the process became the first life insurance company in india to do sothe unpri is an investor initiative in partnership with the two bodies of the united nations un environment programme finance initiative and un global compact