More ESG news – Page 2
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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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OpinionWhen two gaps collide: How the ‘trust gap’ affects the ‘ethnicity pensions gap’
The ethnicity pensions gap in 2023 is stark. On average, someone from a minority ethnic background in the UK will retire with less than half the savings in their pension pot as someone from a white British background.
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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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NewsBAE Systems awards Goldman Sachs £23bn UK pension schemes mandate
The agreement marks the largest outsourced chief investment officer (OCIO) mandate awarded to date in the UK market.
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NewsThe growing gender pension gap
The gender gap for new retirees taking the state pension has almost closed, but a new frontier in the battle against inequality is opening, according to LCP.
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NewsPPF has made considerable progress towards net zero, shows climate change report
The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has today published its third annual Climate Change report, that discloses the climate-related risks and opportunities within its investment strategies.
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NewsWales Pension Partnership launches a global ESG sub fund
WPP, the pooling entity for the eight Welsh LGPS Funds, said the fund enhances the choice available to authorities and helps fulfil their sustainable investment objectives.
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NewsCushon opts for Ninety One's Global Total Return Credit strategy
Master trust Cushon has chosen the Ninety One Global Total Return Credit (GTRC) strategy as its default fund option.
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NewsWhat pension schemes can do to cope with the capacity crunch
The capacity crunch industry experts have long warned of is now here, but there are still measures pension schemes and administrators can put in place to ease the burden.
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NewsAsset managers fall short of claims about climate and biodiversity
The world’s largest asset managers are failing to use their influence to influence the dual crisis of biodiversity loss and climate change, according to new research from lobbyist ShareAction.
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OpinionInvestors must insist on decarbonisation – before it’s too late
The annual business meeting of a company has long been a forum for investors to air their grievances about the direction that a company is taking. That’s why ShareAction went to chemical giant BASF’s AGM last month.
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NewsHow do sponsor's net zero commitments affect the employer covenant?
LCP is calling on trustees to get a better handle off the net zero ambitions, efforts and achievements, as they may all have a bearing on the sponsor’s ability to support the defined benefit (DB) scheme.
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NewsBeware of the elephant - it’s now in the room
The Pension Regulator’s Louise Davey sets out the need for trustees to up their game on ESG issues
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NewsDC funds adoption of ESG investments accelerates
How defined contribution (DC) schemes invest has been a topic of much debate with various government consultations threatening change and offering opportunity in equal measure. The master trust sector clearly wishes to be seen to be driving forward the debate, aiming to set the investment agenda and also offer more sophisticated investments to members.
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NewsReport: parliamentarians call for greater accountability of regulators
A group of Conservative MPs, including former ministers and a previous chair of the Competition and Markets Authority, have called for greater parliamentary accountability of the UK’s regulators.
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NewsReal estate asset managers set to miss carbon reduction targets
New research shows that almost all commercial real estate assets managed by asset management companies will fail to reach their carbon emissions reduction targets.
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NewsLCP toughens up its ESG policies
LCP has launched a responsible investment philosophy designed to focus industry attention on concrete action to address systemic risks posed by issues such as climate change and inequality.
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NewsDC members want better access to ESG investment strategies
Demand for environmental, social and governance criteria to be considered in pension scheme investment strategies continues to grow and find a broader base of support.