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Pension stewardship and COP26

Inquiry

The UK hosted the 26th UN Climate Council Conference of Parties - COP26 - in Glasgow between 1 and 12 November 2021.

In March 2021, the Minister for Pensions and Financial Inclusion announced that “world leading regulations” will come into force ahead of COP26, following the Government’s consultation, Taking action on climate risk: improving governance and reporting by occupational pension schemes – response and consultation on regulations, which ran from January to March 2021.

Ahead of COP26 the Committee sought views on how the UK Government’s approach to pension scheme stewardship can inform—and should be informed by—approaches taken internationally.

Read the call for evidence to find out more about the inquiry.

Reports, special reports and government responses

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Fourth Report - Pension stewardship and COP26
Inquiry Pension stewardship and COP26
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Response to this report
Sixth Special Report - Pension stewardship and COP26: Government Response to the Committee’s Fourth Report of Session 2021–22
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Sixth Special Report - Pension stewardship and COP26: Government Response to the Committee’s Fourth Report of Session 2021–22
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Oral evidence transcripts

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14 July 2021
Inquiry Pension stewardship and COP26
Witnesses Guy Opperman MP (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Pensions and Financial Inclusion) at Department for Work and Pensions), Pete Searle (Director, Private Pensions and Arm’s Length Bodies at Department for Work and Pensions), and Emma Varley (Head of DC and International Private Pensions Policy at Department for Work and Pensions)
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30 June 2021
Inquiry Pension stewardship and COP26
Witnesses Paul Bucksey (Managing Director at Smart Pension UK), Morten Nilsson (Chief Executive Officer at BT Pension Scheme), Mark Fawcett (Chief Investment Officer at Nest), and Sam White (Group Sustainability Director at Aviva)
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30 June 2021
Inquiry Pension stewardship and COP26
Witnesses Tony Burdon (Chief Executive Officer at Make My Money Matter), James Alexander (Chief Executive Officer at UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association), and Andrew Ninian (Director of Stewardship and Corporate Governance at Investment Association)
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Written evidence

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Aviva (PSC0025)
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XPS Pensions Group (PSC0006)
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London CIV (PSC0017)
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  • Email: workpencom@parliament.uk
  • Phone: 020 7219 8976 | 020 7219 1679 (Media)
  • Address: Work and Pensions Committee | House of Commons | London | SW1A 0AA