All environmental articles – Page 7
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NewsNorthern Ireland LGPS commits to low-carbon fund
On the go: The circa £10bn Northern Ireland Local Government Officers’ Superannuation Committee has transferred its entire £2.8bn core passive equity holdings into Legal & General Investment Management’s Low Carbon Transition Fund.
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NewsBorder to Coast launches second private markets programme
On the go: The £36bn Border to Coast Pensions Partnership, which handles the assets of 11 Local Government Pension Scheme funds worth a collective £55bn, has launched the second series of its private markets programme, which includes a dedicated climate opportunities offering.
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NewsWandsworth weighs up renewables, asset owners demand engagement
ESG spotlight: A roundup of the latest news on environmental, social and governance initiatives, including the Wandsworth Pension Fund assessing opportunities in renewable infrastructure, the Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance pushing for greater engagement, and the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change highlighting the investment opportunities linked with the Paris Climate Agreement.
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NewsIs sustainability an important part of risk transfers?
Environmental, social and governance factors are becoming an important consideration for trustees running a pension scheme, but what issues does sustainability raise when trustees are looking to conduct a risk transfer?
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NewsInvestors eye climate risk reporting omissions, CofE challenges VW
ESG spotlight: A roundup of the latest news on environmental, social and governance initiatives, including an investor coalition applying pressure on companies over their climate reporting, and the Church of England Pensions Board raising the heat on Volkswagen.
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NewsAon’s master trust and GPP invest in climate transition fund
On the go: The Aon MasterTrust and Group Personal Pension Plan made a £700mn investment in February 2022 to a new climate transition fund co-developed and co-launched by the consultancy and UBS Asset Management.
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NewsLGPS funds invest in clean tech fund, PPF bets on forestry
ESG spotlight: A roundup of the latest news on environmental, social and governance initiatives, including investment from Merseyside and South Yorkshire schemes in the Clean Growth Fund, the Pension Protection Fund raising its stakes in forestry and the Church of England Pensions Board leading a mining initiative.
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PodcastsPodcast: Natural capital can improve scheme returns but concerns remain
Podcast: Natural capital can improve scheme returns but trustees should not forget to consider their fiduciary duties of being able to pay pensions in the future and have a defensive investment strategy, argue Alina Donets, portfolio manager at Lombard Odier Investment Managers, and Stuart O’Brien, partner at Sackers.
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NewsBrunel calls on Sainsbury's to introduce living wage
On the go: The £38bn Brunel Pension Partnership, which handles assets of 10 UK Local Government Pension Scheme funds, has co-filed a resolution calling for the introduction of the living wage at supermarket chain Sainsbury’s.
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NewsScottish Widows to divest £1.5bn from tobacco stocks
On the go: Scottish Widows has said it will divest from any company that derives more than 10 per cent of its revenue from tobacco, in an expansion to its exclusions policy.
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OpinionBuilding portfolio resilience: Should schemes consider hedge funds?
Aon’s senior portfolio manager, Guy Saintfiet, discusses the risks and benefits for schemes of investing in hedge funds, and how these commitments could give pension funds the diversification needed given the current market conditions.
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PodcastsPodcast: Spring Statement - Missed opportunity to support savers
Podcast: A light Spring Statement on pension topics meant that important issues such as financial education and support for institutional investors are still missing from the government’s agenda, argued Callum Stewart, head of defined contribution investment at Hymans Robertson, and Charlotte O’Leary, chief executive and executive director at Pensions for Purpose.
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NewsDisinvesting on ESG grounds ‘often’ discussed at trustee meetings
Trustees regularly discuss divesting on ESG grounds at meetings as part of wider debates on environmental, social and governance factors. However, complexity means discussion does not always lead to action.
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NewsRailpen: Member engagement is vital for schemes’ ESG strategies
Engaging a member with their environmental, social and governance-invested savings can be difficult when they do not know what ESG is.
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NewsPension schemes to tackle deforestation in climate push
Pension schemes in the UK will be expected to do more to tackle deforestation as part of the government’s climate policies, pensions minister Guy Opperman has warned.
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News‘Build back better’ hits wall as trustees report trouble aligning
On the go: Trustees and investment managers are struggling to bring their investment strategies into line with the government’s ‘build back better’ initiative, citing a lack of opportunities and long-term planning.
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OpinionSchemes need to pay attention to members’ sustainable demands
Scheme trustees may be conflicted between sustainability and fiduciary duty, but the public are not – they want sustainability to be front and centre, argues Carol McNaughton Nicholls, associate partner at BritainThinks.
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NewsParliamentary fund heeds Sunak’s warning over Russia
On the go: The Parliamentary Contributory Pension Fund has ordered its fund managers to divest from Russian assets where possible, after uncovering a small amount of direct Russian holdings.
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NewsEngagement essential for schemes to turn the tide on plastic waste
The role pension schemes play in overcoming plastic pollution is multifaceted, and communicating it with members only adds another layer of complexity, experts warn.
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OpinionThe future of pensions
Tumelo’s chief executive Georgia Stewart explains how a lack of financial education has led to poor understanding of pensions, and how stewardship can boost member engagement and increase individual savings.