More ESG news – Page 2
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OpinionFiduciary duty and climate change – where we stand
With recent data showing the world’s temperature increase breached the crucial 1.5-degree level, the Society of Pension Professionals’ Donna Matteucci explores the landscape for climate-related investing.
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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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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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NewsPeople’s Pension halves carbon footprint of main default fund
A new report shows significant progress on reducing the £30bn master trust’s portfolio emissions after a major asset allocation shift earlier this year.
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NewsInvestors increasingly understand social impact investing
The UK’s social impact investment market grew to £10bn at the end of 2023.
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NewsESG reporting for pension schemes ‘needs overhaul’ to improve effectiveness
The current reporting regime for environmental, social and governance (ESG) matters is unfit for purpose, according to HS Trustees’ Bobby Riddaway.
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NewsAssessing pension insurers’ sustainability performance
Most bulk annuity providers are making good progress to decarbonise their investment portfolios and are ahead of internal targets, according to new research.
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OpinionWhy the government’s Pensions Review needs to aim big
Jesse Griffiths of the Finance Innovation Lab calls for the government to set a bigger ambition for its Pensions Review – and to take its time to get it right.
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NewsMore ESG reporting raises risk of legal challenges for trustees
A lawyer has warned of increased litigation risk over environmental policies, saying that “it will only take one case for duties to be extended or flexed”.
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OpinionAddressing the complexity of social factors
Following the publication of the Taskforce on Social Factors’ first report, Maria Nazarova-Doyle explains the group’s approach and what it means for trustees.
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OpinionUnderstanding stakeholder views to invest for positive change
How the Avon Pension Fund worked with stakeholders to set sustainability targets and bring forward its net zero target.
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FeaturesMaking net zero a reality
A net zero commitment means putting climate change at the heart of how portfolios are managed. Are UK DC schemes ready?
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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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NewsTrustees expected to engage with consultation on social factors
The Taskforce for Social Factors has released a guide for consultation, which includes more than 30 suggestions of how social factors can be better incorporated into investment decisions.
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NewsRethinking fiduciary duty
A tweak to pension schemes’ definition of fiduciary duty is needed, rather than a wholesale rewrite of the law
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NewsReal estate allocations – what to think about in 2024
DB schemes are exiting real estate faster than DC schemes are entering it – which could create problems for the market
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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.