Brightwell focuses sustainability on equality and natural capital
Brightwell, the £37 billion new asset manager for the BT Pension Scheme, lays out why it is focusing on equality and natural capital in its first sustainability report.
Oil crisis: Curb or catalyst to the green transition?
The blockage of the Strait of Hormuz has left the world facing another energy crisis and warning bells of a global recession are growing increasingly shrill. Ostensibly, the crisis could also push the energy transition back as governments and companies scramble to shoulder the cost of $100 per barrel of oil and prepare for higher
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‘Nothing will stop this trend’: Investing in the energy transition
The energy transition is happening; the only question is the pace at which it takes place. In assessing the investment opportunities, it helps to break the transition down into easily digestible segments. Top1000funds.com explores the opportunity set for investors, including the need to think about cross-disciplinary risks and to specialise.
Investors must (creatively) make room for sustainable assets in portfolios
The investment path to net zero may not always be clear. With no dedicated asset class and shifting risk profiles for energy transition-critical assets, the Fiduciary Investors Symposium heard that asset owners need to be flexible and ready to creatively make room in their portfolios when the right opportunities arise.
Dutch fund PGB ups ESG ante for a livable world
Pensioenfonds PGB (PGB), the Netherlands €32 billion industry-wide pension fund, has rewritten its sustainable investment strategy with far reaching ESG commitments.
Church of England: Why merger of miners would be bad for investors
The prospect of consolidation in the mining industry is a source of concern for Church of England Pensions Board's chief responsible investment officer. He explains why.
PRI to be more ‘hands-on’ with signatories as it seeks identity refresh
The UN-backed Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) is in the process of an organisational pivot as it looks to shift its primary function away from driving ESG accountability among investors (which it has been doing for the past two decades) to facilitating collaboration.
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