Climate Change

Pension schemes are too dependent on asset managers to engage with companies on financial risks they face from future climate change policy, according to ING.

BP has told its shareholders to back a resolution brought against the company urging it to disclose risks associated with climate change.

Catherine Howarth explains why schemes cannot afford to ignore climate change risk

A group of more than 150 shareholders including 13 UK public schemes have filed resolutions to force BP and Shell to disclose risks associated with climate change.

University staff will meet senior board members of the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) today to urge it to consider their ethical views and drop investments such as tobacco.

The FTSE Group has launched its first set of benchmark indices that exclude companies operating in the fossil fuels market, following warnings over the financial risk of climate change.

ShareAction’s Catherine Howarth says support for ethical investment is growing

Funds are failing to address climate risk in their portfolios due to a continued short-term investment focus, a ShareAction report finds.

A decarbonisation target should be added to the government's Energy Bill, according to a coalition of investors, trade bodies and charities.

More than three-quarters of asset owners consider climate change integration in manager selection, a global survey reveals.