ESG

Hannah Brenton investigates whether shareholders’ newfound voice will peter out or flourish under defined contribution.

Auto-enrolment provides an opportunity to increase levels of ethical investment in UK schemes, says pensions minister Steve Webb.

Pension funds must put pressure on international energy companies to make a controversial method of gas extraction less environmentally damaging, responsible investment experts say.

The ICGN has launched a model contract designed to promote "optimal alignment" between asset owners and asset managers.

Two newly-launched services aim to help institutional investors scrutinise their exposure to environmental social and governance risks.

The legal definition of fiduciary duty must be changed to halt "dysfunctional" interpretations by trustees, FairPensions argues.

Strathclyde Pension Fund has forced a shareholder meeting at Lochard Energy in a bid to oust two of the group's directors.

Keith Bray looks at the rise of the Local Authority Pension Fund Forum and explains how, by acting together, council pension schemes can maximise their influence as shareholders.

Pension schemes have flooded £250m into long-dated affordable housing bonds in a further sign of scheme appetite for local housing initiatives.

A group of institutional investors has written to the world's largest public companies to demand reductions in their carbon emissions.