LGPS
Beverley Gower-Jones on building momentum for UK climate tech
With the Clean Growth Fund’s second vehicle securing £49m at first close, managing partner Beverley Gower-Jones discusses investor appetite, the challenges of pooling, and the case for climate venture capital
Weathering the Storm: navigating investment in climate adaptation
Helena Threlfall, portfolio manager at LPPI, explores the opportunities and challenges for investors backing climate adaptation.
Growing returns: Brunel’s Alvarez-Dominguez on the outlook for natural capital
Brunel’s Jaime Alvarez-Dominguez, portfolio manager sustainable infrastructure and private equity explains why nature is gaining ground in real asset portfolios and why integrity in the carbon market is key
‘The client is king’ investors send warning message on stewardship alignment
Asset owners are on track to increasingly challenge their managers on stewardship alignment, UK investors warn
Selective accounting of emissions paints an inconsistent picture
In this first instalment of a series of articles tackling the problems with emissions reporting, Elizabeth Carey, an independent adviser to the LGPS takes aim at selective accounting practices
Brunel’s bet on nature pays off as Microsoft signs 10-year carbon removal deal
One of the UK’s LGPS Pools is set to benefit from growing corporate demand for carbon credits
Local government pension fund ramps up fossil fuel divestment
Wiltshire, a £3bn LGPS fund in the South West of the UK has scaled up its fossil fuel divestments this year, yet pooled fund investments continue to pose challenges
