The Pensions Regulator issues climate risk warning to trustees

Hope William-Smith
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The pensions sector is facing growing pressure to decarbonise investment portfolios
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The pensions sector is facing growing pressure to decarbonise investment portfolios

The Pensions Regulator finds just 43 per cent of defined contribution schemes consider climate in investment strategies

Less than half of UK defined contribution (DC) pension schemes took account of climate change when formulating their investment strategies last year, The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has found. In a climate...

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