ESG RISK

CACEIS has launched a carbon metrics reporting tool specifically designed to help UK pension schemes meet their upcoming disclosure obligations.

Professional Pensions rounds up some of the latest ESG and climate news from across the industry.

Brunel Pension Partnership engaged with 881 companies on 3,101 ESG issues over the course of 2020, helping to achieve progress towards targets on carbon saving, water intensity reduction, and gender equality.

Stephen O'Neill says the pandemic has highlighted the place for private markets in DC investment allocations.

Sustainability is becoming an ever more important topic for real estate investors. Greg Davison looks at the impact on returns and a practical example of how targeted investment can be implemented.

As deficits skyrocket, bond investors have an opportunity to engage with governments to try to ensure they tackle climate change, argues Thomas Dillon.

The Environment Agency Pension Fund (EAPF) will cut its carbon emissions by 50% from a 2010 baseline level by the end of this decade on its trajectory to net zero.

With so much for trustees to grapple with currently, Stephanie Baxter looks at the most important questions they should be asking about ESG.

Despite Brexit, indirect EU impacts are expected to influence how UK schemes and their asset managers stay alert to ESG issues, writes Charlotte Moore.

The government will consult on mandating the use of simpler annual statements while also setting out an approach to a “pension statement season”, says Guy Opperman.