The countdown to net zero is now well underway, Hope William-Smith take a look at how schemes are aligning with Paris Agreement goals.
The Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) has officially debuted its Net Zero Investment Framework (NZIF) after a series of road tests.
Tony Burdon and Nick Robins set out how to make the green pledges go further.
Smart Pension has committed to net-zero emissions “well ahead of 2050”, and plans to halve its emissions “significantly earlier” than the Paris Climate Agreement deadline of 2030.
Fintech workplace savings business Cushon has launched a net-zero pension available now to savers who want to “actively contribute towards slowing climate change”.
The Make My Money Matter campaign has launched a satirical pensions film to highlight the environmental impact of pension savings.
The majority of the pensions industry agrees an eventual net-zero target should not be mandated for schemes as part of the Pension Schemes Bill, according to a Professional Pensions poll.
Sustainable pension investments are vital in overarching plans to push the UK to net-zero carbon emissions, Guy Opperman says.
Aviva has set a 2050 net-zero target for its own auto-enrolment (AE) default pension funds, and called on the government to make all AE default funds set the same goal.
Make My Money Matter chief executive Tony Burdon discusses the campaign to change pensions for the better.