Majority of pension funds not engaging with impact reports, research finds

Pensions for Purpose finds asset owners describe their impact literacy as ‘average’

Martin Richmond
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Majority of pension funds not engaging with impact reports, research finds

A majority of UK pension funds do not extensively read the impact reports they receive and are not using them to guide investment decisions, research by Pensions for Purpose finds.

The organisation's survey of 19 UK pension funds, advisers, asset managers and consultants revealed despite a 10% annual growth in the impact investing market between 2021 and 2023, many institutio...

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