Pension funds raise concerns over TCFD on poor data and engagement
Few pension funds use TCFD reports to improve their member engagement, according to a new report
Defined Contribution
SDR: A regulatory saviour?
The UK’s Sustainability Disclosure Requirements have learnt lessons from the failings of the EU’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation.
Net zero ‘best issue’ for pensions engagement
Trustees at Net Zero Investor’s Defined Contribution Forum make the argument that climate concerns are the best way to engage all members of DC pensions.
James Lawrence: ‘We disrupted DC pensions – now we’re disrupting our investments’
Smart Pension’s head of investment proposition tells Net Zero Investor about ESG investing, passive vs active management, carbon offsets and TCFD targets.
Slow and steady return to ESG predicted after DoL rule change
Trump-era rules curtailing sustainable investments in US corporate pensions have been overturned, but there’s unlikely to be a rush into ESG products overnight.
DC roundtable: the pensions’ pathway to net zero
Net Zero Investor convened a group of defined contribution (DC) investment practitioners and consultants to discuss how schemes are developing a response to and a strategy for net zero.
Webb: relaxing DC charge cap ‘wrong way to encourage green investment’
The former pensions minister has instead called for the UK government to provide seed funding to encourage investment in green infrastructure and renewables.
Elizabeth Fernando: Small steps and investor collaboration will help deliver net-zero targets
Nest deputy CIO Elizabeth Fernando talks to Stephanie Baxter. The National Employment Savings Trust (Nest), the largest UK pension scheme with 9 million savers, was one of the country’s first private sector pension funds to commit to a net-zero greenhouse gas emissions target.