Climate Change

Julian Poulter defends the Asset Owners Disclosure Project from critics

Pension funds are being pressured to support a shareholder resolution to force Chevron to halt spending on high-carbon assets and instead return capital to shareholders.

The Church of England Pensions Board and Church Commissioners have pulled out £12m from thermal coal and tar sands investments as they warn on the perils of climate change.

PP asks if trustees should be concerned about a probe on their legal duties on climate change risks

Many large UK pension schemes are still failing to protect their portfolios from financial risks associated with climate change, according to a survey by the Asset Owners Disclosure Project (AODP).

Ominder Dhillon looks at the risks climate change poses to investment portfolios.

Pension schemes are too dependent on asset managers to engage with companies on financial risks they face from future climate change policy, according to ING.

BP has told its shareholders to back a resolution brought against the company urging it to disclose risks associated with climate change.

Catherine Howarth explains why schemes cannot afford to ignore climate change risk

A group of more than 150 shareholders including 13 UK public schemes have filed resolutions to force BP and Shell to disclose risks associated with climate change.