Smart Pension’s default fund is now fully sustainable, according to the master trust provider, incorporating an increased number of investments with a specific focus on ESG issues. Smart says this announcement means...
Significant FTSE100 corporations' pension assets are producing seven times more carbon emissions than their respective businesses, according to a new analysis by Richard Curtis' climate finance campaign Make My Money Matter and...
Returns from ‘green’ infrastructure are expected to fall in the near term, and are likely to be below returns available on traditional infrastructure - which may have a far higher carbon footprint....
The pension investments of major FTSE 100 companies finance seven times more carbon emissions than their sponsoring UK companies, according to the latest data from Make My Money Matter and Scottish Widows....
The majority of asset managers agree that it should be mandatory for companies to report both their direct greenhouse gas emissions and those related to electricity use — known as Scope 1...
Fidelity International has launched a new biodiversity fund as part of its sustainable fund range. This fund offers the opportunity to invest in a global equity portfolio of companies contributing to biodiversity...
The Financial Reporting Council’s ESG and Climate Group has published a new guide designed to help companies collect better ESG data and use it more effectively. The report said it is clear...
Asset managers working in private markets are failing to provide their clients with the information they need to effectively manage climate risks, pension consultants warn. Research by Hymans Robertson warns that this...
Employers place a greater importance on adopting responsible pension investment strategies than their employees, according to new research from Aviva. Its research found that eight out of 10 employers think it is...
Fintech provider Tumelo is calling for the Financial Reporting Council’s (FRC) UK Stewardship Code to be updated, to ensure pension schemes engage with members on ESG issues. It says an improved code...
