Pension TREND. ESG Investment Prominence.

Where: UK

What: UK’s Pension Minister is establishing ESG investment criteria for pensions to focus not only on the sustainability and ESG metrics of investments but to also consider the pension members ethical and environmental views

How does this impact returns?

  • ESG is no longer about just being good to the environment
  • ESG is talking about the risks facing a portfolio
  • An ESG conversation is also necessary to protect a pension audit trail

IPE | UK: ESG moves up the trustee agenda