All Environment Agency Pension Fund articles

  • ESG spotlight
    News

    Brunel invests in impact fund, EAPF commits to venture capital

    2022-11-02T00:00:00Z

    ESG spotlight: A round-up of the latest news on environmental, social and governance initiatives, including Brunel Pension Partnership investing in an impact fund and the Environment Agency Pension Fund committing to a climate venture capital fund.

  • News on the go
    News

    Environment Agency fund races ahead of emissions targets

    2022-09-20T00:00:00Z

    On the go: The £4.3bn Environment Agency Pension Fund is ahead of its target to cut emissions exposure to coal, oil and gas, according to its new stewardship report.

  • Podcasts
    Podcasts

    Podcast: Schemes need to constantly engage with managers to achieve net zero

    2022-01-11T00:00:00Z

    Podcast: The time when schemes would award mandates and walk away has come to an end, since asset owners now need to have a fairly dynamic relationship with managers to make sure achieving net zero targets is possible, argues Thomas Höhne-Sparborth, head of sustainability research at Lombard Odier Investment Managers. He is joined by Marion Maloney, head of responsible investment and governance at the Environment Agency Pension Fund, to discuss how schemes can put in place and achieve their targets for portfolio decarbonisation.

  • News on the go
    News

    Brunel transfers funds to new Paris-aligned benchmarks

    2021-11-02T00:00:00Z

    On the go: The £28bn Brunel Pension Partnership, which handles the assets of 10 partner funds with an aggregate size of circa £40bn, has transferred more than £3bn to its new FTSE Russell Paris-aligned benchmark series.

  • ESG spotlight
    News

    LPFA pushes for net-zero, consultants form new ESG initiative

    2021-09-20T00:00:00Z

    ESG spotlight: A roundup of the latest news on environmental, social and governance initiatives, with several asset owners joining the Paris Aligned Investment Initiative, the launch of a new net-zero investment consultants enterprise, and a group of investors putting pressure on governments to mandate companies and auditors to align financial accounts to net zero.

  • News on the go
    News

    Fourteen pension schemes commit to net-zero targets

    2021-07-14T00:00:00Z

    On the go: Fourteen pension schemes, which collectively manage nearly £270bn of assets, have committed to set net-zero targets to align their investment portfolios with a 1.5C pathway.