Susanna Rust
Susanna is ESG Editor at IPE, steering the publication's coverage of responsible investment news and analysis. She has a penchant for EU regulation, which also sees her covering EU pensions policy, and is a bit of a newshound so may drift into other areas, too.
Susanna started her career as corporate governance/corporate social responsibility analyst at proxy advisory firm PIRC before becoming a debt capital markets journalist and then switching to institutional investment and pensions.
Outside of work Susanna enjoys sports and being mother to a young daughter, when it doesn't involve sleeping on her floor at night.
Please do feel free to get in touch with any news leads, comments, feedback.
Contact info
- Tel:
- +44 (0)20 3465 9322
- Email:
- susanna.rust@ipe.com
NewsAsset owners urge asset managers to continue NZAM involvement
Participation in Net Zero Asset Managers an ‘important and public signal’ for us, say 40-plus asset owners in statement
NewsERAFP brings forward end date for qualified fossil-fuel debt financing
The French fund’s announcement of a tighter fossil fuel policy comes after FRR updates its exclusions for unconventional hydrocarbons and thermal coal
NewsIIGCC announces launch of investor platform to tackle deforestation risk
The Deforestation Investor Group is underpinned by new guidance on integrating deforestation into net-zero strategies
News‘Purposeful reporting’ among UK trustee sustainability group’s 2026 priorities
TSWG wants sustainability reporting rules for pension schemes to be changed to free up resources for impactful activity rather than compliance
NewsChair of £150bn asset owner campaign bemoans UK audit reform bill discard
Scrapping the bill is the wrong decision, according to Caroline Escott, chair of the pension fund-backed Governance for Growth Investor Campaign
NewsFRR seeks managers for Paris-aligned equity index mandates
Indices to be customised in advance by FRR’s providers and the asset owner will then allocate the indices among selected managers
AnalysisIPE ESG Briefing: European Commission’s SFDR proposed changes
Plus: Asset owners’ investment approaches regarding climate change and other threats to sustainable development
NewsNuclear energy: French investor body assesses state-of-play for ESG integration
Af2i calls for ‘coordinated update of ESG frameworks and analysis tools’
NewsForward-looking metrics, four-point ratings system in new UK value for money proposals
Proposals are now formally also aimed at occupational trust-based pension schemes
NewsBelgian supplementary pensions coverage reached 78% in 2024
Supervisor FSMA published its latest second pillar pensions overview last month
NewsESMA: Fossil fuel holding changes suggest fund naming guidelines effective
Fund managers are more likely to rebrand their funds when faced with higher divestment needs to comply with the rules, supervisor finds
NewsEIOPA: Liquidity stress test shows buffers keep IORP sector resilient
Increased focus on liquidity risks by industry participants and supervisors is strengthening preparedness, says EIOPA’s chair
NewsAvon pension fund to stay in defence, share member views with new pool
Pension fund decided to review investment in aerospace and defence sector following petitions for divestment from companies supplying Israel
AnalysisIPE ESG Briefing: European Commission’s SFDR overhaul
Plus: The UK’s FCA publishes ESG ratings regulatory regime; Sustainability-focused panel at IPE’s annual conference in Seville
NewsNGOs urge asset owners to stop managers backing fossil fuel expansion
Large asset managers seen maintaining support for fossil fuel expansion via their bond investments and shareholder voting
NewsEFAMA warns against new ESMA reviews for large asset managers
But says many measures in the EC’s financial markets integration package address barriers to the Savings and Investment Union
NewsUK regulator launches consultation on ESG rating rules
FCA’s proposed regime includes minimum public transparency requirements and top-up disclosures for direct users
NewsEU, UK asset managers plan return to client-funded research budgets
Survey shows that vast majority of asset managers believe funding models based on commission-sharing arrangements will be in asset owners’ interests
AnalysisTNFD to stop work as ISSB kicks off standard-setting on nature
Also: IIGCC to launch new investor deforestation platform to build on momentum of COP26-launched FSDA
Special ReportNet Zero: Front Line Dispatches
The vast majority of countries have missed their deadlines for setting new emission reduction targets under the Paris Agreement. last-minute announcements before this year’s Belém COP, however, mean that there is now a critical mass of new nationally determined contributions.
