Industry welcomes DWP's Taskforce on Social Factors' recommendations

Guidance praised by industry for providing a ‘comprehensive framework’ on social factors

Martin Richmond
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Industry welcomes DWP's Taskforce on Social Factors' recommendations

The draft guidance document from the Department for Work and Pensions’ (DWP) Taskforce on Social Factors has been welcomed by the pensions industry as a positive step towards providing clarity and improving trustees’ understanding of social issues.

The guidance document, which closes for comments today (1 December), included 35 recommendations aimed at pension scheme trustees to help identify and monitor social risks and opportunities. It als...

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