ESG

Investments into ESG funds look set to double during 2021, according to new research, with investors planning to move funds to support companies with higher sustainability ratings that are making a positive...

There has been a significant increase in the number of companies who are addressing the climate crisis, according to latest research from Schroders. It’s Climate Progress Dashboard (CPD), assesses individual companies on...

The government will look to create more flexibility for pension schemes to invest in illiquid and infrastructure assets, as part of a Budget pledge to help rebuild a 'greener' economy after the...

DB funding reform could be on a slower timetable that previously expected, according to a written statement from the Pensions Minister, published last night. Following Royal Assent on the Pension Schemes Act...

ShareAction has set out four criteria it sees as leading practice on decarbonisation in a bid to highlight the key areas where it believes asset managers can achieve positive effects in addressing...

Border to Coast Pensions Partnership, the £46bn public sector pension pool, has committed £540m to six new infrastructure funds for its 11 local government pensions scheme partners. Border to Coast has now...

Nine out of 17 leading DC providers - Aegon, Atlas, Aviva, Legal & General, Nest, Smart Pension, Scottish Widows, Standard Life and The People’s Pension have committed to net zero emissions by...

Asset managers operating in the UK DC pensions market are affiliated to a staggering 134 separate ESG bodies, according to new research from Corporate Adviser Insight. For the first time, the full...

LGIM is the highest ranking asset manager in a meta study of industry metrics of actions taken by institutional investors on ESG and climate change, with Vanguard achieving low scores.  This new...