All Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) articles – Page 3

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    Features

    COP26: Mobilising finance to immobilise climate change

    2021-10-20T00:00:00Z

    COP26 will kick-off on October 31, a date surely circled on the calendar of pension scheme professionals across the country, as dominating this year’s conference will be a highly anticipated update on the progress of meeting global net-zero targets by 2050.

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    Action needed to bolster TCFD uptake despite growing support

    2021-10-15T00:00:00Z

    On the go: The rate of climate-related financial disclosures has increased more in the past year than in any previous year, the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures has reported, but warned that “significant work” remains.

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    PLSA publishes ESG case studies, TPP excludes 150 companies

    2021-10-14T00:00:00Z

    ESG spotlight: A roundup of the latest news on environmental, social and governance initiatives, including the launch of practical case studies to help schemes achieve climate goals, and The People’s Pension divesting £226m from companies that failed to meet standards.  

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    Adaption: How schemes can tackle climate and social issues together

    2021-10-13T00:00:00Z

    As the COP26 conference draws near, the summit’s theme of ‘adaptation’ has raised questions around how schemes can align their environmental and societal commitments to protect the planet’s ecology and communities.

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    DC payments steady during Covid, but statutory rise may be needed

    2021-10-11T00:00:00Z

    On the go: Most companies with defined contribution schemes did not reduce their pension contributions during the pandemic, according to the latest CBI/Mercer Pensions Survey.

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    Features

    Are schemes ready to mitigate carbon through their investments?

    2021-10-04T00:00:00Z

    COP26 guidelines dictate four main ways for the world to become net-zero by 2030 through the mitigation of carbon production. The challenge for pension funds is getting to grips with how these can be aligned with their investment process.

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    MPs urge government to make green pensions industry world-leading

    2021-09-30T00:00:00Z

    MPs have urged the government to seize upon the opportunities COP26 presents to the pensions industry and have called for more consensus on tackling climate change.

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    Should regulators take the lead on ESG in pensions?

    2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

    The extent to which financial regulators should get involved in setting environmental, social and governance requirements is a hot topic, with some experts arguing that involvement could stifle innovation.

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    Calls for climate reporting harmony as FCA and DWP rules diverge

    2021-09-13T00:00:00Z

    The Financial Conduct Authority’s climate-related disclosure rules for asset managers, life insurers and its regulated pension providers should be brought into line with Department for Work and Pensions regulations to give greater clarity and consistency, the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association has said.

  • Dianne Day
    Opinion

    The future of DC schemes: Go big and go green

    2021-09-10T00:00:00Z

    Independent Trustee Services client director Dianne Day details the drivers behind consolidation in the defined contribution market, and the role environmental, social and governance investing is playing in this area.

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    Pension funds need better data to measure up on carbon

    2021-08-02T00:00:00Z

    The quality and quantity of information on companies’ carbon footprints needs to improve rapidly to help institutional investors make more informed investment decisions, experts claim.

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    Podcast: TCFD helps schemes to understand financial risks

    2021-07-27T00:00:00Z

    Podcast: The Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures requirements are a great opportunity for pension funds to set a strategy which helps them understand the financial risks involved in climate change, says Will Martindale, group head of sustainability at Cardano. He is joined by Joanne Segars, chair of the board of directors of LGPS Central and chair of Now Pensions, to discuss how schemes can best implement the imminent new rules.

  • Andy Tarrant
    Opinion

    Is there anything under the bonnet of govt’s climate policy?

    2021-07-13T00:00:00Z

    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.

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    ESG ramps up in importance for trustee boards

    2021-06-23T00:00:00Z

    On the go: Environmental, social and governance factors are a hot topic for trustees, with 53 per cent of trustee boards considering it an important agenda topic, new research has shown.

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    FCA sets out climate-related disclosure rules

    2021-06-22T00:00:00Z

    The City watchdog is looking to introduce climate-related financial disclosure rules for pension providers, asset managers and life insurers, in a move that will see it align with government action in this area.

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    M&S scheme appoints ESG reporting solutions provider

    2021-06-16T00:00:00Z

    On the go: The circa £11bn Marks and Spencer Group Pension Scheme, which recently commenced its latest triennial actuarial valuation, has appointed Northern Trust to provide a range of environmental, social and governance reporting solutions.

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    AMNT updates red line voting policies due to regulatory changes

    2021-06-11T00:00:00Z

    On the go: The Association of Member Nominated Trustees has updated its 'red line' voting policies to reflect industry and regulatory changes since the campaign was first launched in 2016.

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    Brunel pool lowers carbon intensity

    2021-05-06T00:00:00Z

    On the go: The Brunel Pension Partnership, composed of 10 Local Government Pension Schemes with around £30bn in assets under management, has reduced the carbon intensity of all its active portfolios and all but one of its index-tracking portfolios by at least 7 per cent compared with its 2019 baseline.