On the go: The NatWest Pension Trustee is aiming to use interest in environmental, social and governance issues to boost member engagement more widely.

On the go: RPMI Railpen, the investment manager of the Railways Pension Scheme, has partnered with industry bodies to better understand investor expectations on social factors.

On the go: The majority of savers (87 per cent) do not understand the importance of having their pension investments aligned with net-zero goals, according to new data from Legal & General Investment Management.

The Department for Work and Pensions is pressing ahead with new rules that will require trustees to report on their schemes' climate change investment risks by October, but has introduced a number of changes and easements to the regulations after industry concerns.

ESG Spotlight: A roundup of the latest news on environmental, social and governance initiatives, with UK pension funds pledging to commit to net zero by 2050 and Aegon to transition a further £3.5bn of its workplace default funds in June.

On the go: The £26.8bn Strathclyde Pension Fund has agreed to a series of commitments to cut its carbon emissions, including targeting net zero by 2050.

On the go: The Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures is to launch a consultation on best practice for measuring investors’ alignment with a “net zero” future later this month.

BlueBay Asset Management chief investment officer Mark Dowding details how pension schemes can drive the environmental, social and governance agenda through their investments in the bond market.

On the go: Sixty-six per cent of pension schemes expect to increase their allocation to social investment passive funds over the next three years, new research has shown.