Broadstone has surpassed its sustainability target by saving over 17 tonnes of CO2 emissions through energy efficiencies and donating outdated IT equipment to the Turing Trust for educational use in developing countries,...
Standard Life is the first pension provider to ensure its default investment aligns with the regulator’s new sustainable fund labelling scheme. The FCA Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR) offer four distinct labels —...
UK pension providers have set stretching net zero targets — with many already making significant progress towards 2050 goals by reducing carbon emissions. But how much influence can decarbonising portfolios have, when...
Fidelity International is the latest workplace pension provider to commit to investing in private assets, and will target a 15 per cent allocation in its default strategy within three years. This allocation...
A more sophisticated approach to ESG is helping pension providers develop better faith-based solutions, particularly for Muslim members. In a presentation at Corporate Adviser’s Master Trust & GPP Conference, Aviva’s investment proposition...
Almost half of institutional investors' private market allocations will be in sustainable or impact mandates within two years according to new research. Legal & General looked at investor attitudes towards private market...
Leading actors have written to the Chancellor calling for her to unlock green investment as part of the widespread pension reforms, announced in last night’s Mansion House speech. A letter has been...
L&G has partnered with IFM Investors — a global infrastructure manager owned by Australian pension funds. This partnership will see IFM run the infrastructure investments for L&G’s new DC focused private markets...
Over the past few years, defined contribution (DC) pension schemes have made efforts to place sustainability at the heart of their investment strategies, particularly in regards to climate change. As schemes continue...
The People’s Pension has more than halved the carbon footprint of its default fund over the past 12 months. According to its latest annual TCFD report total carbon emissions within the scheme's...
