Net zero

Generations divided over commitments to climate change and net-zero pensions

Latest initiative will take total investment commitments to £10bn

Finding credible transition trajectories is preferable to across-the-board divestment, says Thomas Hohne-Sparborth

The carbon offsetting includes emissions mainly from the firm’s office space and travel

The insurer has committed to making its own operations net zero for the next decade

Nest also set a 2025 carbon reduction target to support its 2050 net-zero commitment

Policy strengthens and clarifies positions on employee representation and voting rights

The fund has also collaboratively launched a Paris-aligned investment benchmark

The UK will become the first G20 country to enshrine mandatory disclosures in law

London CIV is the first local authority pension pool to set a 2040 net-zero target