ESG

Investment consultants must support pension scheme trustees in targeting environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues, Association of Member Nominated Trustees (AMNT) founding co-chairman Barry Parr says.

Executive pay at financial institutions remains the most high-profile responsible investment topic, despite increasing interest in human rights, F&C Investments says.

ShareAction has launched a campaign to allow pension scheme members to contact funds with concerns over pay policies in the businesses they invest in.

More than half of the British public want pension funds to hold the companies they invest in to account on tax and pay issues.

Naomi Rainey looks at the trend for investment that brings social as well as financial benefit

Naomi Rainey reports on the Pension Protection Fund’s approach to responsible investment

The Church of England (CoE) Pensions Board has appointed MSCI ESG Research to help it filter out investments in high interest rate lenders, tobacco, pornography, gambling and weapons.

Stranded carbon assets, poor staff management and concerns over working conditions pose significant financial risks to companies, Standard Life Investments (SLI) warns.

The AMNT’s Bill Trythall on the latest Law Commission consultation

Naomi Rainey looks at responses to the Law Commission’s review of fiduciary duty