All climate change articles
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News2050 net zero goals are ‘no longer realistic’, warns Ortec
New scenario analysis has shown significant economic and investment impacts if the current trajectory of global warming continues, hitting inflation, growth, equities and bonds.
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NewsBrunel leads engagement with Shell over natural gas plans
Brunel Pension Partnership, Greater Manchester Pension Fund and Merseyside Pension Fund are among LGPS organisations collaborating in a bid to put pressure on oil giant Shell over its plans to expand liquified natural gas output.
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NewsHow climate change will impact pension portfolios
Failure to transition to a low-carbon economy could cost pension schemes up to 30% in investment losses by 2050, according to new research.
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FeaturesOutlook 2025: Seeking to improve the sustainability status quo
Many pension schemes are adopting more forward-looking approaches to ensure they are having a meaningful impact on climate change, writes Alastair O’Dell.
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FeaturesHow master trusts are leading the charge on decarbonisation
The latest TCFD reports from the country’s biggest DC master trusts confirm sustained improvements on carbon emissions. How can they take the next step on their sustainability journeys?
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OpinionHow can pension trustees remain vigilant against greenwashing?
Eversheds Sutherland’s Andrew Black and Samuel Fulda explore how regulators and pension scheme trustees can address greenwashing and greenhushing to further develop their own long-term plans.
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NewsNOW Pensions accelerates climate action
A massive 76% of total holdings in the diversified growth fund are now directly linked to the trustee board’s responsible investment objectives.
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NewsMore ESG reporting raises risk of legal challenges for trustees
Tougher reporting requirements for environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors leave pension schemes and companies more exposed to the risk of legal challenges, a senior lawyer has warned.
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NewsLabour to mandate net-zero transition plans
Financial services organisations, including pension schemes, will be required to set out net zero transition strategies under plan put forward by the Labour Party.
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FeaturesWhat CalSTRS’ data problems mean for pension funds’ climate goals
Pensions schemes should continue work on measuring and addressing climate risks despite problems they may face in calculating data, according to industry experts.
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NewsHow schemes are holding companies to account on climate change
Border to Coast Pensions Partnership recently exercised its voting rights during the 2023 AGM season to express concern at firms’ approach to managing climate change risks.
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NewsPension schemes told to stop investing in oil and gas
Pension schemes were urged to look at their exposure to companies which generate their income from fossil fuels at the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association’s ESG conference in London this week.
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NewsPension funds’ commitment to ESG trumped by cost of living fears - PLSA
The cost of living crisis, infrastructure and emerging markets were some of the issues discussed at this week’s PLSA ESG conference.
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NewsFirst climate change reporting fine issued by TPR
The first fine against a pension scheme for failing to publish a report on trustees’ management and governance of climate-related risks and opportunities has been issued by The Pensions Regulator (TPR).
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NewsClimate change: TNFD guidance will support the green aims of pension trustees
The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (‘TNFD’) has published its final recommendations which enable both business and investors to integrate nature into their decision-making.
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OpinionThe pensions industry must re-think climate change scenarios
What’s keeping pension scheme CIOs awake at night? We’re currently recording a new series of the DCIF’s podcast, and we’ve posed this question to each CIO we’ve interviewed.
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NewsFour new scenarios that could act as a ‘tipping point’ in pension industry’s approach to climate change.
The Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) has teamed up with the University of Exeter to publish research which presents four new climate scenarios that look at shorter-term and realistic horizons to inform investment decision making.
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OpinionTPR's Hill sets out how trustees can make useful climate scenario analysis decisions
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has today published a blog post by Mark Hill, its climate and sustainability lead, outlining how trustees can improve the climate scenario analyses used by their schemes.
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NewsMaster trusts: TCFD reports 'almost impossible' to compare
Taskforce for Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) reports need to be beefed up and made more relevant, a report by the Defined Contribution Investment Forum has found.
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NewsClimate change: Pension trustee firm IGG sets out sustainability charter
The Independent Governance Group (IGG) has launched a sustainability charter to address the investment risks posed by climate change.