Opperman unveils taskforce to address 'S' in ESG investing

Taskforce will support trustees with some of the challenges around managing social factors

Jonathan Stapleton
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Pensions minister Guy Opperman. Source: parliament.uk (CC BY 3.0)
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Pensions minister Guy Opperman. Source: parliament.uk (CC BY 3.0)

Pensions and financial inclusion minister Guy Opperman will lead a newly established taskforce to help pension schemes address the risks and seize the opportunities of the “social” element in ESG investing.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) said the taskforce would support pension scheme trustees and the wider pensions industry with some of the challenges around managing social factors, inclu...

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