ESG
In-depth reporting on ESG investing for our pension fund and asset management readers from IPE’s award-winning journalists
Latest news
Scottish LGPS target £3.4bn allocation to local investments
Based on the funds’ combined assets of around £67bn at 31 March 2025, the allocation would be worth around £3.35bn
Railpen launches AI governance benchmark following portfolio assessment
Corporate AI adoption is outpacing governance, exposing gaps for investors assessing risks and engagement priorities
European Parliament votes on SFDR negotiating position
Members of European Parliament push for flexibility around sovereign bonds, carve-outs for certain funds, and more transparency on engagement strategies
NBIM urges stronger board accountability in German governance code
Norwegian SWF manager takes proposed simplification of rules as opportunity to push for more frequent board changes at German companies
Analysis
IPE ESG Briefing: Brussels is back in session
SFDR news, plus consultation on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D)
Opinion Pieces
To compete, Europe needs scale – not just simplification
Regulatory simplicity has become a significant part of the EU’s competitiveness agenda. But while it’s important, it’s not enough to make Europe competitive on its own.
Analysis
What’s in store for SFDR 2.0 now Brussels is back in session
Brussels is cranking back to life this week, and the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) will be one of the first files up for debate
Interviews
Church of England Pensions Board: Rising portfolio emissions
Church of England Pensions Board’s SaraTaaffe explains why falling portfolio emissions alone cannot show whether pension funds are driving real-world climate progress
Analysis
ESG briefing: European asset owners urge SEC not to scrap climate disclosure rules
Asset owners push back against the SEC’s disclosure rollback as UK and EU policymakers rethink reporting and carbon-market rules
Analysis
Nature finance frameworks bring clarity but struggle to unlock institutional allocations
Nature finance frameworks and guidance, from IIGCC, ISSB and TNFD, improve disclosure and risk management
Opinion Pieces
Pension funds are stress-testing every climate future except the most likely one
Ben McNeil, founder of Emmi, highlights the importance of understanding how a net-zero world impacts investments
Opinion Pieces
Net zero: a capital allocation challenge
The transition to net zero is fundamentally a capital-allocation challenge underpinned by accelerating engineering realities
Analysis
The fight over transition finance in SFDR
EU lawmakers remain divided over how SFDR should define transition finance, with investors seeking clarity on eligible assets
Analysis
IPE Nordic Briefing: Pension funds slam SEC’s proposed rescission of climate disclosure rules
AP7, NBIM and AkademikerPension all submitted letters to US regulator discouraging the Commission from scrapping rules
Analysis
Why financed emissions are losing favour with long-term investors
Leading pension investors are questioning financed emissions, shifting towards forward-looking climate metrics better aligned with investment outcome
Podcast
#32 Leaders in Investment podcast: Francois Trausch – CEO and CIO of PIMCO Prime Real Estate
In conversation with Richard Lowe, Editor in Chief, IPE Real Assets
- Previous
- Next
Analysis
Asset owner September insights: equity shifts, sustainability battles and pension reform
August brought equity allocation shifts, sustainability disputes, German pension scandals and fresh momentum for workplace pension reform across Europe
Analysis
European pension funds bolster ESG in private markets portfolios
Asset owners across Europe are focusing more on private equity, seeking climate solutions and greater sustainability
Opinion Pieces
Ten years from the Paris Agreement – what have we learned?
‘Democratic reauthorisation’ is key to reigniting lost impetus behind global climate transition, as is a fair distribution of the burdens and opportunities this entails
Country Report
ESG critical for Inarcassa’s investment strategy
The Italian first-pillar fund for engineers and architects, one of the country’s largest institutional investors, is continuously developing and diversifying its portfolio of alternative investments, while maintaining a strong focus on sustainability
Special Report
Energy security and impact investing: Rewriting the rules
Energy investments are no longer just about looking green, but about building systems that are cleaner and more resilient. Krystle Higgins reports
Special Report
Can AI solve impact investing’s allocation problem?
Artificial intelligence tools inform rather than make investment decisions: the final judgement must remain with human analysts
Interviews
ABP CIO Herman Bril: I understand fossil fuel investors
The new CIO also talks about cutting its US Treasuries exposure and playing for ‘Team NL’
Interviews
Velliv Foreningen CEO lauds Danish pension system, ponders next step
Over his 40-year career in pensions so far, Lars Wallberg has seen profound changes in Denmark’s pension system
Copyright © 1997–2026 IPE International Publishers Limited, Registered in England, Reg No. 3233596, VAT No. 685 1784 92. Registered Office: 1 Kentish Buildings, 125 Borough High Street, London SE1 1NP
Site powered by Webvision Cloud