Aviva

Leading CEOs join PM's rebooted Business Council in bid to 'accelerate net zero'

Politics

Leading CEOs join PM's rebooted Business Council in bid to 'accelerate net zero'

Fresh cohort of CEOs in government's corporate advisory group feature many leading lights of the green economy

clock 05 February 2022 • 5 min read
Pensions scheme Nest ditches ExxonMobil and string of oil firms over climate concerns

Investment

Pensions scheme Nest ditches ExxonMobil and string of oil firms over climate concerns

Nest claims firms have ‘not done enough’ on climate to remain shareholders, in move prompted by UBS Asset Management's decision to eject firms from 'climate aware' fund

clock 20 December 2021 • 4 min read
Aviva launches new build-to-rent portfolio of sustainable housing

Buildings

Aviva launches new build-to-rent portfolio of sustainable housing

In partnership with Packaged Living, the asset management branch of Aviva aims to provide an affordable solution to housing demand in the UK

clock 25 November 2021 • 2 min read
Make net zero strategies a mandatory requirement, UK firms urge government

Legislation

Make net zero strategies a mandatory requirement, UK firms urge government

BT, Tesco, Aviva, Santander, and Mitie among those calling on government to make net zero disclosure a mandatory requirement for large firms

clock 11 October 2021 • 5 min read
The Climate Pledge: 5.4 per cent of global emissions now covered by a net zero by 2040 commitment

Management

The Climate Pledge: 5.4 per cent of global emissions now covered by a net zero by 2040 commitment

Amazon and Global Optimism reveal that 86 more companies have joined the global corporate decarbonisation initiative

clock 21 September 2021 • 4 min read

Investment

Aviva and WWF team up for green finance drive

Policy paper published as part of new partnership sets out a number of recommendations for how the UK’s finance sector can be reformed to deliver an accelerated net zero transition

clock 21 June 2021 • 3 min read

Investment

Aviva launches climate transition fund for workplace pension schemes

The actively-managed equity fund will seek to invest in companies actively tackling climate change by furthering the low carbon transition, according to Aviva

clock 01 April 2021 • 1 min read

Investment

Aviva Investors unveils wave of fossil fuel exclusion policies and net zero pledge

Insurance giant confirms it will divest from major coal producers without accredited climate plans by the end of next year

clock 01 March 2021 • 3 min read

Investment

Aviva Investors pledges to provide £1bn of sustainability-linked loans for property sector by 2025

Asset manager touts new 'climate transition' lending programme for the real estate sector, as it simultaneously launches framework for best-practice for sustainability-linked loans for building sector

clock 08 December 2020 • 3 min read

Investment

Aviva targets net zero for its default pension funds by 2050

Pension provider also urges government to make it mandatory for all auto-enrollment pensions to reach net zero by 2050

clock 02 October 2020 • 4 min read