Institutional investors need to plot their route to net zero, no matter how complex the journey, writes Jennifer Anderson, co-head of sustainable investment and environmental, social and governance at Lazard Asset Management.

As working lives are becoming increasingly heterogeneous and pension contribution levels are directly linked with housing conditions, Pensions Policy Institute head of policy research Daniela Silcock looks at potential solutions that could improve today’s savers retirement options.

Charles Clarke, client communications lead at BNP Paribas Asset Management, details the challenges ahead for the pensions industry in its mission of switching the economy from stopping polluting to starting rebuilding.

Whitehouse Communications’ Andrew Tarrant argues that the demand for finance, and not the supply, could make or break the government’s objective of meeting its ambitious climate change commitments.

As pension trustees look to the future beyond Covid-19, many of them will be refocusing on the journey to buyout. Maria Rodia and Elaine He, of law firm CMS, outline the top five considerations trustees should keep in mind as they think about a residual risk buyout.

Royal London’s Moira Warner believes that transparency and clarity of communications is key in ensuring good outcomes regarding the introduction of transitional arrangements to police pensions.

Trustees and sponsors should consider how they would justify actions when faced with an intervention by the Pensions Regulator, which is consulting on new conditions to issue contribution notices, writes Chris Edwards-Earl, senior associate at Stephenson Harwood.

Thinking Ahead Institute’s co-head Tim Hodgson explains why asset owners should target primary investments, such as renewable energy and negative emissions technologies, to tackle climate change

Norton Rose Fulbright’s Claire O’Donnell and Julia Chirnside explain how corporates can prepare for the increased notification requirements to the Pensions Regulator that could have an impact for many merger and acquisition transactions.