A key part of our work to grow the sustainable finance industry is to respond to policy consultations and inquiries held by the Government, Parliament and regulators to develop supportive policies. We also lobby the government on key legislative and political developments.
Learn moreUKSIF has submitted its representation to the Government’s Autumn Budget taking place on 27 October. In our representation, we focus on three main areas where we believe government could take immediate steps to demonstrate the UK’s continued commitment to support the growth of the UK’s world-leading sustainable finance sector and advance progress against the UK’s…
On behalf of the UK’s sustainable finance sector, UKSIF has written a letter to the Chancellor outlining a series of commitments for the UK to adopt to meaningfully integrate biodiversity risks and opportunities into firms’ decision-making and policymaking during the UK’s Presidency of COP26 and ahead of the UN Biodiversity Conference in China next year.…
UKSIF is pleased to respond to this very important consultation from the FCA on TCFD-aligned disclosures for asset managers and others, and some of the main points in our response are as follows: UKSIF and our members support the vast majority of the FCA’s proposals, including the scope for firms, timeframe for implementation, and core…
Through Eurosif, we responded to the EU Platform on Sustainable Finance consultations on a social taxonomy and extended environmental taxonomy. In our response, we highlight our support in principle for a social and a significant harm taxonomy but we harbour reservations on the Intermediate Performance and the No Significant Impact categories, as the usability of…
UKSIF is pleased to respond to the BEIS Committee’s Net Zero Governance inquiry, which is examining the leadership and co-ordination needed by government to deliver on the UK’s commitment to reach net zero by 2050. In our response, we express our view that action on climate change and sustainability broadly should be more deeply embedded…
UKSIF is delighted to have been appointed, alongside other industry groups, to the FCA and City of London Corporation’s Digital Sandbox Expert Advisory Panel. Through our role on the Panel, we will support the testing and development of new products and services in the area of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) data and disclosure, and…
UKSIF has responded to BEIS’s Open consultation-Restoring trust in audit and corporate governance: proposals on reforms. In our response, we call for government to lay out as soon as possible a specific timeframe for the implementation of the proposals, including introducing legislation this year to put the new regulator on a statutory footing. We voice…
On 30 June 2021, UKSIF’s Chief Executive, James Alexander, gave evidence to the UK Parliament’s Work and Pensions Select Committee alongside representatives from Make My Money Matter and the Investment Association. The Committee’s questioning focused on fiduciary duties, data availability, international standards and net zero targets. This evidence session was immediately followed by evidence from…
UKSIF has responded to the Work and Pension Committee’s Call for Evidence-Pension stewardship and COP26. In our response, we welcome the Committee’s inquiry considering how we can collectively better support pension schemes to make more sustainability-conscious investment decisions, and identify ways the UK can demonstrate leadership ahead of COP26. This includes the UK acting swiftly…
UKSIF has responded to DWP’s call for evidence on the consideration of social risks and opportunities by occupational pension schemes. In our response, UKSIF draws on the views of our deep asset owner membership and network, who we consulted in a private roundtable discussion to consider the main areas and themes in the call for…