May 2024
02May

UK. Seeing the wood for the trees: reinjecting meaning into sustainability reporting

IGG’s Tegs Harding takes a holistic view of sustainability reporting, incorporating nature-based and social factors as well as established climate issues. Step by step, we are seeing more people realise the power pensions have to play an integral role in securing a more sustainable future. Trustees are central to this by meeting their fiduciary duties towards members, including reporting and administrative requirements. Trustees of defined contribution (DC) schemes are responsible for ensuring their members get the best retirement outcome they can, which...

May 2, 2024
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April 2024
30Apr

Inversión Sostenible en Fondos de Pensión

Por María Noel Urban & Paula Rienz En el informe se aporta una mirada sobre la inversión sostenible como forma de buscar el equilibrio entre la rentabilidad y asegurar la sostenibilidad del futuro. El volumen de activos que manejan los fondos de pensiones les brinda un gran potencial para liderar la incorporación de criterios ASG (Ambiental, Social y de Gobierno Corporativo) en sus análisis de inversiones, elemento que es clave para apalancar el desarrollo de mercado de capitales local.  En...

April 30, 2024
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30Apr

UK. People’s Pension ramps up ESG expectations of asset managers

The People's Pension, Crawley, England, is expecting more from its asset managers when it comes to responsible investment. The £26 billion ($32 billion) multiemployer defined contribution plan said in an April 29 statement on its new responsible investment policy that at a minimum, fund managers are expected to have a commitment to net zero and adequate resources committed to stewardship. Failing to do so could trigger a review and possible transfer of assets to other managers, the U.K. master trust...

April 30, 2024
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26Apr

Canada. 73% of OPB plan members want ESG considerations included in investment decisions: survey

Roughly seven in 10 (73 per cent) Ontario Pension Board plan members believe environmental, social and governance factors should play a critical role in the plan’s investment considerations, according to a new survey included in the investment organization’s inaugural ESG report. The survey, which polled roughly 10,000 plan members, found nearly two-fifths (39 per cent) of respondents said environmental protection is one of their top investment considerations, as well as climate change (38 per cent), human rights (34 per cent) and...

April 26, 2024
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23Apr

ESG increasingly part of core business, CFO survey finds

An increasing number of companies integrate sustainability into their core business strategies, according to a survey of chief financial officers released April 22 by accounting and advisory firm BDO. The 2024 ESG Risk & ROI Survey found that companies see numerous benefits to ESG programs beyond simply responding to regulatory mandates. “By embedding ESG and sustainability initiatives into their organization’s overarching strategic agenda, CFOs can help retain top talent, better manage risk, and drive long-term resilience,” said Karen Baum, managing principal for the Sustainability...

April 23, 2024
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23Apr

Italian schemes bolster ESG standards in private equity allocations

Italian industry-wide pension funds (Fondi Negoziali) are increasingly applying ESG standards to private equity investments. According to a report on ESG and investment policies of Italian institutional investors published by think tank Itinerari Previdenziali, 21% of industry-wide pension schemes apply ESG criteria to allocate to private equity, a steep rise from the 7% recorded in 2023. However, occupational, pre-existing and first pillar schemes (Casse di Previndeza) still shy away from handing out specific mandates for asset management linked to sustainability goals, the...

April 23, 2024
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22Apr

Australian pension majors line up against Woodside ahead of AGM climate vote

Two of Australia's largest pension funds said on Monday they are voting against Woodside Energy's climate plan, ahead of its annual meeting on Wednesday, where the company's chairman is facing rare opposition from major investors. Aware Super, which manages A$170 billion ($109 billion) has voted against Woodside's climate transition action plan and the re-election of chair Richard Goyder to signal its displeasure over the company's efforts to cut emissions, according to a statement on Monday. “This decision has not been taken...

April 22, 2024
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17Apr

UK pension schemes and insurers boost sustainable investments

95% of UK pension funds and insurers in a survey said they expect to increase allocations to renewable energy assets over the next five years. According to the survey commissioned by AlphaReal, a specialist manager of secure income real assets, 35% of respondents said they will increase allocations by up to 10%. About 44% said they will raise allocations by between 10% and 20%, while 16% will boost by more than 20%. The remainder of respondents said there will be no...

April 17, 2024
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11Apr

UK. Public demands government action on pensions and climate

According to a poll by responsible investment organisations ShareAction, Make My Money Matter and Finance Innovation Lab, 77% of people believe the government should do more to ensure pension holders have additional retirement savings, while 65% think ministers should encourage pension funds to tackle climate change. The organisations unveiled a five-point plan, Better pensions for all and a sustainable, productive economy: Proposals for reform, which they said would prevent the UK from “sleepwalking” into a pensions crisis. It includes increasing the...

April 11, 2024
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10Apr

Caisse races toward sustainability targets but says company data to measure emissions from investments is still lacking

The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is reaching its targets to cut carbon emissions from its $434-billion investment portfolio years ahead of schedule, but much of the hardest work is still to come. The Montreal-based pension fund manager said in an annual sustainability report released Wednesday that it has cut the intensity of carbon emissions from its investment portfolio by 59 per cent since 2017. That puts it just shy of a 60-per-cent reduction it aims to achieve...

April 10, 2024
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