The Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) has launched a consultation on its future strategy, as it seeks to respond to shifting investor priorities amid both a political backlash against net zero, and...
Smaller pension schemes are lagging on climate action when compared to larger counterparts, according to new research from XPS Group. It found almost nine out of 10 of larger schemes had “credible”...
DC workplace schemes are making strong progress on net zero objectives, with 14 large multi-employer providers halving emissions on their main default, five years ahead of 2030 targets. These findings were contained...
The UK Investment Consultants Sustainability Working Group has published an update to its Climate Competency Guide for asset owners. The guide seeks to recognise the role that investment consultants can play in...
Around 40 per cent of European Article 9 funds would fail to qualify at the equivalent “Sustainable” rating under a proposed new framework, according to analysis by Clarity AI. The findings come...
Smart Pension has published the UK's first ‘human capital' analysis of a pension portfolio — highlighting boardroom action on a range of DEI issues taken by the companies it invests in. This...
Nest has updated its voting policy to make clear it will vote against the board chair where a company has materially scaled back its climate strategy without adequate explanation. The update sets...
Caroline Lucas, former head of the Green Party, and Michael Gove, a Conservative and former Environment Secretary, clashed over the greater responsibility for pensions to make environmentally conscious decisions versus the fiduciary...
The government's priority should be legislating for large corporations to disclose transition plans, not adding additional reporting requirements on pension schemes, according to Torsten Bell, the UK’s minister for pensions. Bell made...
The UK’s department for Business and Trade has published the government’s finalised Sustainability Reporting Standards, which mandates corporate disclosure of sustainability rated risks. The second set of regulations launched simultaneously targets climate...
