Tag Archives: Green

LGPS, it’s Conference and a new set of delegates for Pensions UK

Posted on June 16, 2026 by henry tapper

I know it’s not a story to anyone , but this week , for a few years, I will not be reporting on the Pensions UK LGPS Conference. I guess I would have gone if I’d had a press pass … Continue reading →

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Pension Schemes Bill is OK and moves to House of Lords

Posted on December 6, 2025 by henry tapper

This article is largely taken from Pension Age; thanks to Sophie Smith, one of our brightest reporters and Deputy Editor of Pension Age. It reports the positions of the biggest parties by seats (though not popularity). I would like it … Continue reading →

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Is the idea of “green investment” really dead?

Posted on February 8, 2024 by henry tapper

this time it’s actually happening: Labour will tomorrow ditch target to spend £28bn a year on green investment https://t.co/sPiNyuGnQ7 via @ft — Jim Pickard 🐋 (@PickardJE) February 7, 2024 I find the juxtaposition of these two headlines  (one from today’s … Continue reading →

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Time for pensions to stand strong on green issues

Posted on July 25, 2023 by henry tapper

Rishi Sunak has signalled the government could delay or even abandon green policies that impose a direct cost on consumers, as he comes under pressure from the Conservative right to create a dividing line with Labour at the next election. … Continue reading →

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Polls lie – votes don’t – why did we vote this way?

Posted on May 6, 2023 by henry tapper

The people of England voted against the Conservatives on Thursday – they were unified in that. Those people were not so clear about the alternative, Labour picked up over 500 seats lost, the Liberals over 400 and the Greens close … Continue reading →

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What will popular reaction be to Nest going green?

Posted on March 14, 2021 by henry tapper

In a recent poll by YouGov carried out a  survey of 1,183 pension savers conducted by last July. It found that almost two-thirds of respondents thought their retirement scheme should invest in a way that reduced the damaging impact of … Continue reading →

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Boris Johnson’s 10 point plan for a green industrial revolution

Posted on November 18, 2020 by henry tapper

This article first appeared in the Financial Times -17/11/20. To access the links you need to be an FT subscriber. Slowly but surely humanity is taking the upper hand in the fight against the virus. We have not won yet. … Continue reading →

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Green pensions? How the DWP are looking to take the luck out of the pot.

Posted on October 11, 2020 by henry tapper

Gina Miller is right on this Encouraging people to go green with their #pensions is an excellent aspiration but be very cautious @GuyOpperman Until @TheFCA protects consumers by granting 100% transparency of holdings, acts to stop #greenwashing – this could … Continue reading →

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AgeWage – the value of consumer values

Posted on December 6, 2018 by henry tapper

This article is  by Oliver Tapper, who is currently working with me, taking a year out of University. It represents our thinking on how ESG should be integrated into our business and gives some thought to how our business can … Continue reading →

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How green is my pension?

Posted on November 22, 2017 by henry tapper

Aberdeen Standard and FT sold out their conference on the DC investment default this week and kicked off the morning with a discussion on ESG and the greening of our pension pots. As I listened, NOW Pensions sent me a press … Continue reading →

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