Smart Pension has announced that it has halved the emissions of its default growth fund. This indicates advancement towards the company's goal of having its default growth fund net zero by 2040...
Smart Pension will now invest in JP Morgan’s Carbon Transition Global Equity ETF within its default offering. The ETF is invested in companies that are focused on the shift towards a lower...
Nest and Cushon are inviting fund managers to discuss how they may invest in natural capital, with an initial focus on forestry. Both investors want to choose fund managers who are in...
Smart Pension has launched three new sustainable lifestyle strategies with different growth fund options. Alongside its default offering — the Smart Sustainable Growth Fund — it is also now offering the Smart...
Smart Pension is looking to improve the ESG-rating of its fixed income investment portfolio by investing in green bonds. The master trust default will invest in the Mirova Global Green Bond fund, which...
Mercer has appointed Brain Henderson to be head of sustainable investment for UK Europe and IMETA as part of a move to strengthen its sustainable investment leadership team. Previously Henderson was Mercer...
MSCI will launch new screening tools early next year to help investors identify companies that are contributing to biodiversity loss and deforestation. The tools, which will be available to institutional investors when...
A new open access database has been launched which will monitor the environmental impact of different healthcare products and activities. The database is being developed by Dalhousie University and Brighton and Sussex...
TPT Retirement Solution has committed to reduce the carbon intensity of its portfolio by at least 25 per cent by 2025, as part of its new Climate Action Plan. The workplace pension...
Amid the tumultuous events of the past 12 months, pension fund managers may be forgiven for overlooking the commitments made at the delayed COP26 meeting in Glasgow and at Egypt’s COP27. Yet...
