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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
'We could fix our world': Martin Freeman voices net zero pension campaign animation
Animation features a 'woolly man' voiced by Sherlock actor calling for pension investments to help protect against the 'ravages of climate change'
Why Good Energy is joining the campaign to fight for ethical pensions
Juliet Davenport explains why the energy provider has become the latest pledge partner for the new Make My Money matter campaign - and why more businesses should consider doing likewise
'Significant step': Nest targets net zero pension portfolio by 2050
Auto-enrolment pension scheme also promises to fully divest from thermal coal, oil sands and Arctic drilling by 2025
Comic Relief founder launches campaign to shift £3tr of pension assets into sustainable investments
'Our pensions are powerful, and we must use that power to build a better world'
Brunel Pension Partnership confirms carbon footprint seven per cenbt lower than benchmark
Giant local authority pension fund uses World Environment Day to confirm progress is being made to curb carbon impact of investments
Looking towards an ESG shaped future
Scottish Widows Maria Nazarova-Doyle explains how the coronavirus crisis has made green investments more attractive than ever
'World first': Government moves to force pension funds to disclose climate risk
But pensions trade body warns of 'unprecedented' government interference in climate strategies
Global briefing: Alstom inks €100m German battery train deal
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£30bn pension partnership promises to align holdings with Paris Agreement goals
Brunel Pension Partnership also promises to ditch asset managers who fail to act on climate
Octopus Renewables secures £185m mandate from National Grid pension scheme
Octopus Renewables to invest £185m in UK solar and onshore wind assets through partnership with National Grid's pension scheme
NEST plots boost to climate goals to accelerate corporate carbon cuts
Provider of millions of UK pensions considering raising its benchmark for climate positive companies
Nordic insurance giant KLP divests from oil sands
Norway's largest pension fund announces the exclusion of five companies operating in oil sands from its portfolio
Green shoots: UK green and ethical fund investments hit £23.5bn
EIRIS Foundation reports strong growth in green UK investment, as separate survey suggests many Brits remain unaware of how their pensions are invested
City urged to attach 'climate risk' reports to pensions
MPs want mandatory climate reporting within three years to avoid risk to investments
Swansea pension fund switches £500m to low carbon strategy
Swansea Local Government Pension Scheme becomes latest institutional investor to shift towards greener assets
Co-op pension scheme switches to sustainable fund
Co-operative Group Pension Scheme has switched £290m of member assets into a new sustainable investment strategy
Green pension: Aviva launches ESG-focused default workplace pension
The workplace pension default investment strategy incorporates ethical and environmental considerations
Opperman: Pension schemes must 'do the right thing' on tackling climate change
Pensions minister calls on funds to engage "more forcefully" with market on climate risk
Sir Ed Davey: Pension funds must divest from fossil fuels
'There's no point having a nice pension if you haven't got a world to live in' warns former Energy and Climate Secretary
More than a third of MPs back campaign for fossil-free pension
Parliamentary pension currently holds £11.7m of BP shares and almost £11m in Shell
Extinction Rebellion crashes pensions conference as minister defends local government fund's autonomy
'It would not be for me to tell individual funds you must do this or you must do that,' says Minister for local government
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