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UK pension trustees must reveal ESG policy under new rules
12 September 2018Trustees of UK-based pension schemes will be required to state how they consider environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors in their investment strategies from next year, following regulatory changes.
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ABP, ERAFP, and First State Super among scenario analysis leaders
15 June 2018Many leading global asset owners have already begun to perform scenario analysis and apply key findings to their climate strategies, a report by the Asset Owners Disclosure Project (AODP) has found.
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Make climate risk reporting mandatory by 2022, says UK parliamentary committee
04 June 2018Asset owners and large companies based in the UK should be forced to report their exposure to climate-related risk within four years, the country's government has been told.
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UK pensions advised to pursue decarbonisation with climate risk checklist
26 April 2018A checklist for pension fund trustees to consider climate risk in their investments has been launched which encourages UK schemes to adopt targets for reducing carbon-intensive holdings and consider divestment.
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"Poor" climate risk practice puts pensions at risk, claims report
06 March 2018Millions of pension savers in the UK are at risk of significant losses due to lack of action from pension providers and their regulator on climate risk, a report has claimed.
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Unison joins the fossil fuel divestment campaign
10 January 2018UK public services trade union Unison is campaigning for local government pension scheme (LGPS) funds to divest from fossil fuel companies.
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UK pension funds could be required to state ESG policy
18 December 2017UK pension trustees could be required to state their investment policies on environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors, as well as their approach to voting and engagement, with the introduction of new regulation next year.
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Major investors step up support for climate-risk resolutions
02 October 2017Institutional investor support for shareholder resolutions on climate-related risks is at a turning point, according to UK non-profit ShareAction.
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Link remuneration to climate risk, says TCFD
29 June 2017A key update in the final recommendations of the Financial Stability Board's (FSB) Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) is a call to link climate-related risks and disclosure play in remunerations.
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ShareAction takes over Asset Owners Disclosure Project
13 June 2017ShareAction has taken over leadership of the Asset Owners Disclosure Project (AODP) to further its responsible investment message in US and Australian markets.