TRUSTEES – ESG Investor

Big Squeeze for UK Pension Schemes

Climate disclosure rules will stretch the resources and patience of mid-sized schemes, but October deadline is just the start.

As the cost-of-living crisis escalates, pension fund trustees are under pressure to consider social risks more fully in their portfolios.

Policy reform, best practice and legal judgments are redefining the relationship between fiduciary duty and sustainable investment.

Partnership to provide greater visibility on stewardship decisions amid efforts to increase communication across value chain.

Will Martindale, Group Head of Sustainability at Cardano, says trustees are enthusiastic in their embrace of TCFD, despite its shortcomings.

Survey reveals lack of detailed engagement with asset managers and frustration with data gaps and scoring systems.

Stewardship update “focusing trustee minds” and providing more transparency, says ShareAction.

Celene Lee, Investment Principal at Buck, says UK pension scheme trustees should treat new climate disclosure rules as the start of a...

Keeping in touch with new and upcoming ESG regulations in the UK.

Vanessa Calvache, Policy Advocate at ShareAction, calls for a more coordinated and ambitious approach to financial regulation of social factors.