09 Aug, 2023 ESG and people – what are the key areas of focus for global businesses? By David Mendel Amy Rentell Amelia Lamp Global businesses are increasingly looking to embed people-related ESG initiatives. Compliance with legal and regulatory requirements is...
26 Apr, 2022 Part 2: The 'S' of ESG - what might this mean for UK pension schemes and their employers? By Andrew Murphy Gareth Davies Emily Darlow In our last blog we considered the immediate ESG implications of the Ukraine situation on trustees of UK pension schemes (link here)....
19 Apr, 2022 Part 1: The Ukraine crisis - implications for UK pension schemes from an ESG perspective, their employers and social investment By Andrew Murphy Gareth Davies Emily Darlow The invasion of Ukraine by Russia, and the wide-ranging sanctions subsequently imposed by the international community, have led to...
15 Oct, 2021 Sustainable pension investments - the position ahead of COP26 By Charles Magoffin Amy Rentell Emily Darlow Anika Prasad +1 more... Show less Towards the end of this month, the UK will host the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow. COP26 will bring...
31 Aug, 2021 UK pensions and climate change – what's the latest? By Charles Magoffin Amy Rentell Emily Darlow Climate-conscious investment has increasingly been a focus for new UK legislation and regulation regarding pension schemes (see our...
31 Mar, 2021 Green pension investments in the UK: a turning tide? By Charles Magoffin Gareth Davies Rebecca Zech The entry into law of the Pension Schemes Act (PSA) 2021 last month triggered a flurry of activity across the pensions industry....
25 Jan, 2021 Net-zero pension funds – an update on climate change and pensions investments By Charles Magoffin We recently wrote in our previous blog that there have been a number of recent developments in relation to climate-related investment by...
15 Dec, 2020 Pension schemes: the new climate protectors? By Charles Magoffin Rebecca Webster Gareth Davies There is increasing focus on climate-related investment by pension schemes, an area that appears to be undergoing significant change....
18 Nov, 2020 UK Pension Schemes Bill passes report stage and third reading in the House of Commons By Dawn Heath Following an evening of debate, the Pension Schemes Bill (the Bill) had its third reading in the House of Commons on Monday. Yet again,...