Pensions provider argues investments in carbon intensive companies are increasingly risky as it unveils plans to ramp up investment in climate solutions
Schemes worth £24bn schemes are aiming to reach net zero emissions 'no later' than 2050
Fund debuts collaboratively launched Paris-aligned investment benchmark
The Pensions Regulator finds just 43 per cent of defined contribution schemes consider climate in investment strategies
Pension schemes fund an estimated 330 million tonnes of carbon emissions every year, according to Make My Money Matter research
Thérèse Coffey says pensions can become the 'superpower' in the transition to net zero
An unidentified UK-based institutional investor is set to invest as part of the project
Firm also sets out plans to push for climate action on pension schemes where it acts as a co-trustee
Research from Make My Money Matter shows that large UK pension schemes managing £2tr still have no net zero goals in place
Interim target to halve emissions across equities and bonds by 2030 also announced by the pension scheme