All Local Authority Pension Fund Forum (LAPFF) articles
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FeaturesCOP26: Collaboration is key to achieve net-zero targets
In the build-up to COP26, there has been growing emphasis on the need for collaboration to ensure swifter progress in meeting global net-zero targets, with the pensions industry also being called to prioritise co-operation.
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NewsLGPS must consider net-zero impact to avoid social downturn, MPs say
MPs have called on Local Government Pension Scheme funds to mitigate the economic and social risks that a shift to a net-zero economy may have on the communities most affected by the green transition, averting a repeat of the mistakes made during the downturn of industry in the 1980s.
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NewsLPFA pushes for net-zero, consultants form new ESG initiative
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.
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Inquiry launched into LGPS role in ‘just transition’ to net-zero
On the go: The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Local Authority Pension Funds has launched an inquiry to look at how these schemes can help in achieving a just transition to a decarbonised economy.
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FeaturesBarnet pension scheme votes to join the LAPFF
The London Borough of Barnet Pension Fund has voted to join the Local Authority Pension Fund Forum, with the pension fund committee rejecting mayor of London Sadiq Khan’s manifesto push to bring London local authority pension schemes out of fossil fuel investment.