Climate Change

The Association of Member-Nominated Trustees (AMNT) has launched an initiative to give pension schemes more power to influence the companies they invest in.

Alice Garton explains why trustees are in danger of being taken to court to establish their obligations to consider financially material environmental risks

Aatish Suchak highlights the importance of managing carbon risk in a portfolio.

The Environment Agency Pension Fund (EAPF) has become the first scheme to commit its investments to the international target to limit global warming to two degrees.

Local government pension funds' true exposure to fossil fuels has been unveiled for the first time by environmental lobby groups.

The government must integrate the regulation of energy, pensions and insurance markets to help investors avoid catastrophic climate change, warns a trustee.

The Environment Agency Pension Fund (EAPF) has moved its entire £280m global passive equities portfolio into low carbon passive indices following concerns over its climate risk exposure.

A group of investors including two UK schemes have urged Shell to drop its membership from a US lobby group accused of being obstructive on climate policy.

PP examines how climate change risks affect pensions and what trustees can do

There is no reason why small pension funds cannot do something to address the financial risks from future climate change, according to two large schemes.