All climate change articles – Page 3
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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
Investors have a role – and the power – to encourage sustainable business models. ShareAction’s Lydia Darby talks about why they went to BASF’s AGM last month.
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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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NewsDavid Fairs leaves TPR to ‘pursue new challenges’
On the go: David Fairs is leaving his role as executive director of regulatory policy, analysis and advice at the Pensions Regulator in March this year.
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NewsCOP15: Being ‘nature positive’ makes economic sense
On ‘finance day’ at COP15, the message to financial institutions was clear: they must measure what matters and stop investing in companies involved in the destruction of nature.
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NewsBiodiversity: What can pension schemes do?
Investors are increasingly focusing on how companies interact with and care for natural ecosystems, and pension schemes can contribute meaningfully to these efforts, experts say.
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NewsBorder to Coast invests in private markets
On the go: The £38.3bn Border to Coast Pensions Partnership, which handles the assets of 11 Local Government Pension Scheme funds worth a collective £60bn, has made initial commitments to its second private markets programme, first launched in April 2022.
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NewsRailways Pension Scheme manager updates voting policy
On the go: Railpen, the manager of the £35bn Railways Pension Scheme, has introduced new voting policies on cyber security, climate transition and biodiversity, and mental health for its 2023 annual meeting season.
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NewsTiming and flexibility concerns raised over LGPS climate reporting
The pensions industry has expressed its concerns to the government over proposals surrounding new requirements for Local Government Pension Scheme funds to produce climate risk reports, citing fears over the timescale imposed and a lack of flexibility.
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NewsFCA to establish code of conduct for ESG data and ratings providers
On the go: The Financial Conduct Authority will establish a voluntary code of conduct while it awaits further action from the Treasury.
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NewsCOP27: Implementing regulatory solutions high on trustees’ agenda
Tom Higgins | November 24, 2022
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NewsDC providers fail to commit to ending fossil fuel expansion
None of the UK’s 20 largest defined contribution pension providers have explicit policies aiming to end fossil fuel expansion, a campaign for improving the environmental credentials of pensions has claimed.
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NewsLondon Pensions Fund Authority sets net zero targets
On the go: The £7.6bn London Pensions Fund Authority has launched a plan to target net zero, starting with its listed equities portfolio, aiming to reach the goal by 2040.
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NewsTPR: Improved funding steering DB sector towards buyout
Around nine in 10 defined benefit trustees and employers now have a long-term objective in place, with positioning for a buyout more common than reaching a position of low dependency.
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NewsIFoA withholds ‘risk alert’ over LDI
On the go: The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries has opted not to issue a “risk alert” over liability-driven investments, in response to the liquidity crisis faced by many defined benefit schemes that unfolded after the September “mini” Budget.
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NewsUSS weighs up costs and benefits of outsourcing investments
Despite hiring an external asset manager to run its climate transition index earlier this year, the £90.8bn Universities Superannuation Scheme is keen to cut investment management costs by developing its in-house investment capabilities.
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NewsScottish Widows and Interactive Investor see green pension demand
ESG spotlight: A roundup of the latest news on environmental, social and governance initiatives, including a study from Scottish Widows suggesting green pensions are valuable for recruitment, and news that one in 10 workers have chosen a sustainable pension.
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NewsTPR updates climate risks guidance
On the go: The Pensions Regulator has updated its guidance on climate-related risk requirements to include mention of the “portfolio alignment metric”, which affected schemes have had to provide since October 1.