Climate Change

BNP Paribas will end business with companies whose primary activities involve profiting from the extraction of oil or gas from shale or tar sands, while ramping up its investments in renewable energy.

Twelve firms have said they will raise The Pension Regulator's (TPR) guidance on environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors with clients where they are financially material.

Most respondents doubt that America's withdrawal from the Paris climate change agreement will alter investment strategies.

This week we want to know whether you are finding it more or less difficult to recruit trustees at the moment.

President Trump's decision to pull the US out of the Paris agreement has been widely criticised, amid fears it could dent progress on climate change action.

John Gray says it's better to reduce carbon exposure over a longer period while seeking suitable alternative investments

The National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) has partnered with UBS to reduce its default fund's exposure to climate change risk, while attempting to influence corporate change.

This week's top stories include the regulator issuing its first fines to master trusts over chair statements, and the CovPress scheme's rescue from the PPF in first-of-its-kind action.

Some of the UK's biggest pension schemes have co-founded an initiative to better understand how the transition to a low carbon economy affects their investments.

Saker Nusseibeh looks at what we might expect from a Trump administration.