All net zero articles
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NewsSchemes urged to probe asset managers’ net zero commitments
Pension schemes and institutional investors should look beyond industry pledges when assessing whether their asset managers are genuinely committed to net zero.
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NewsTwo UK pension schemes announce new private markets allocations
One DB and one DC scheme announce £100m and £48m private markets mandates, respectively.
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News2050 net zero goals are ‘no longer realistic’, warns Ortec
New scenario analysis has shown significant economic and investment impacts if the current trajectory of global warming continues, hitting inflation, growth, equities and bonds.
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NewsUSS overhauls responsible investment approach
The pension scheme’s revitalised multi-pronged sustainability strategy is partly dependent on government policy coordination.
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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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News‘Companies are not listening to us’: DC schemes’ net zero challenges
Sustainability leaders at Nest and NOW Pensions outline issues with engagement and achieving stewardship goals that risk stalling the momentum of tackling carbon emissions and climate change.
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NewsLabour to mandate net-zero transition plans
Financial services organisations, including pension schemes, will be required to set out net zero transition strategies under plan put forward by the Labour Party.
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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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NewsMaster trusts: TCFD reports 'almost impossible' to compare
Taskforce for Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) reports need to be beefed up and made more relevant, a report by the Defined Contribution Investment Forum has found.
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NewsClimate change: Pension trustee firm IGG sets out sustainability charter
The Independent Governance Group (IGG) has launched a sustainability charter to address the investment risks posed by climate change.
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NewsMerseyside Pension Fund appoints new adviser
On the go: The £10.4bn Merseyside Pension Fund has appointed Redington to act as its strategic investment adviser.
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NewsHow can schemes help to fix food crises?
Pension schemes have a role to play in addressing food shortages caused by biodiversity risk.
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NewsThree-quarters of asset managers yet to set climate transition targets
On the go: Seventy-three per cent of asset managers surveyed by consultancy Mercer have yet to set climate transition targets — such as goals on achieving net zero — across their strategies.
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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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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.
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NewsOnly one in 5 fund managers have ‘concrete carbon-reduction plans’
On the go: Despite a flurry of commitments by fund managers towards achieving net zero emissions by 2050, only 22 per cent have a solid plan for reducing their carbon output, according to new research.
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NewsLGPS Central to break even on cost savings by 2023
On the go: LGPS Central, which manages around £49bn in assets on behalf of eight Local Government Pension Scheme partner funds, expects to break even on cost savings by 2023.