DWP
Legal & General pledges to half portfolio carbon emission intensity by 2030
Goal part of a raft of measures outlined in the pension giant's new ESG policy
Watchdog orders UK firms to improve climate accounting in 2021
Companies are routinely 'not meeting investor needs' on climate and environmental data in annual reports, Financial Reporting Council warns
Government to push pensions sector towards green technology investment
Department for Work and Pensions consults on plans to drive long-term pensions sector investment into 'important sectors of the economy' such as green technology
Hundreds of UK pension schemes to fall under climate risk reporting rules
Pension schemes holding more than £1bn of assets will be required to publicly disclose climate risk in their portfolios by 2023 or face penalties
'World first': Government moves to force pension funds to disclose climate risk
But pensions trade body warns of 'unprecedented' government interference in climate strategies
Pensions: Government beefs up climate risk obligations
New DWP regulations will require pension fund trustees to explain approach to ESG and climate risk factors in investment decisions
'Lightbulb moment': Proposed pension reforms place heavy impetus on climate risk duties
Green groups and pension industry welcome proposed reforms which could help shift investment away from fossil fuels towards low carbon economy
Climate risk disclosure could become mandatory, government hints
BEIS and Treasury officials warn they will be prepared to act if voluntary take-up of TCFD guidelines don't meet expectations