The next frontier for responsible investment in pensions
While the pensions industry’s approach to ESG has changed considerably since three years ago, there are still opportunities for schemes to take advantage of, says Lauren Peacock.
Three years ago, Professional Pensions published an article with the headline Climate change is 'overblown nonsense' and not a material risk, says industry. Clearly, so much has changed since then....
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Harnessing the power of credit to boost responsible investment
While equities are often considered the best weapon to wield in ESG-related engagement, pension schemes also have huge power through their bond allocations, says Mitch Reznick
Brunel appoints Truvalue Labs for AI-driven ESG tool
The £30bn Brunel Pension Partnership pool has selected Truvalue Labs to evaluate ESG and reputational risks across all of its asset managers.
Are schemes paying more than just lip service to ESG issues?
Honor Fell and Nick Lewis look at why environmental, social and governance integration remains challenging for many pension funds.
How we won the UK Pensions Awards… LGT Capital Partners
In the fifth part of our series looking at what firms did to win accolades at this year's UK Pensions Awards, PP speaks to LGT Capital Partners partner Tycho Sneyers about how the firm won the SRI / ESG Provider of the Year category.
Autumn Statement 2013: Government to overhaul social investment tax relief
The government is to increase tax relief on investment in social enterprises and social impact bonds, Chancellor George Osborne says.
