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Champion voices, capital gaps: asset owner-focused notes from LCAW 2026
Ashish Kumar, a sustainable finance and impact investment practitioner with family office experience and beyond, shares his key asset owner-focused reflections from this year’s London Climate Action Week.
Council pension fund and Hymans challenged in court over climate risk assessment
The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC) Pension Fund and its actuary, Hymans Robertson, are facing a judicial review as climate campaigners challenge the fund’s climate risk assessment
UK offers LGPS pools a dual stewardship approach but restricts divestment
The UK’s local government pension funds, which collectively manage more than £400bn in assets, could be given greater flexibility on responsible investment as the government attempts to reconcile politically divided funds into eight mandated pools
Climate risk mispricing under spotlight at London Climate Action Week
Conversations over physical risk have raised concerns over insurance gaps, sovereign spreads and financial materiality
London Climate Action Week 2026 kicks off: the key events to watch
London’s annual Climate Action Week has opened with a broad schedule of events designed to demonstrate the urgency of tackling climate change, with more than 1000 events lined up, here are some highlights to add to your agenda
North Sea drilling and public control of water and utilities key battlegrounds in the wake of Starmer’s resignation
The UK’s stance on North Sea drilling and the public control of key utilities could become defining battlegrounds for the new government following Keir Starmer’s resignation as prime minister
‘Change is possible’: how the John Ellerman Foundation implemented divestment in pooled funds
The John Ellerman Foundation's push to exclude primary market fossil fuel financing from pooled fund investments offers a case study in how engagement with managers can enable asset owners to punch above their weight.
Can you really have impact in listed equities?
Listed equities are a key lever for climate-conscious investors, but do investing in sustainable companies and engagement deliver real-world climate impact, asks Sanjay Joshi, responsible investment consultant at Hymans Robertson
