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 moreNew York City – 1 November 2023 CFA Institute, the Global Sustainable Investment Alliance (GSIA), and Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) have issued a new resource that aims to bring greater understanding and consistency to terminology used in responsible investment, specifically: Screening ESG integration Thematic investing Stewardship Impact investing For each term, CFA Institute, GSIA, and…
We are pleased to respond to the UK Sustainability Disclosure Technical Advisory Committee’s (TAC’s) call for evidence on the UK’s endorsement of the International Sustainability Standard Board’s (ISSB’s) IFRS S1 and IFRS S2 standards. As a global leader already on climate-related disclosures, the full, swift adoption by government of the IFRS S1 and IFRS S2…
Since the formation of the ESG Data and Ratings Code of Conduct Working Group (DRWG) in November last year, the UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association (UKSIF) alongside many of our members, from both our investor and service provider networks, have been strongly supportive of the group’s core objectives in developing an industry-wide code to…
Alongside IIGCC and PRI, and over 30 investors and financial institutions, we have written a letter to the Prime Minister in response to his speech on net-zero on 20 September. The letter expresses our organisations and our members’ deep concerns by government’s recent proposals to backtrack on vital policy measures that support the UK’s transition…
UKSIF welcomes the opportunity to respond to the Vote Reporting Group’s consultation on initial proposals for standardised and comparable vote reporting disclosures by UK asset managers, and we were pleased to contribute to this important work as a representative member of the Group. We are supportive of the Vote Reporting Group’s core objectives and many…
We very much welcome the opportunity to respond to this call for evidence from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and HM Treasury (HMT), given the critical role played by all pension scheme trustees in determining pension funds’ decision-making and safeguarding beneficiaries’ long-term future. Our response to the call for evidence emphasises the necessity…
We very much welcome the Treasury Committee’s focus on addressing the barriers faced by women in financial services today. We believe that the inquiry offers an opportune moment for government, financial services firms, investors, businesses, and wider stakeholder groups to reflect on recent progress towards gender parity and representation in finance in recent years, and what…
In our response, we outline our perspectives on the ISSB’s prioritisation of upcoming activities, which we believe should focus, initially, on supporting the market’s widespread adoption of the IFRS 1 and IFRS 2 as swiftly as possible across the world. Should significant progress be achieved in this respect, with countries and regulatory authorities taking steps…
Investment managers, banks, asset owners and other financial institutions representing £1.5 trillion in Assets Under Management have warned that the government’s recent rhetoric risks stopping the finance sector from making the transformative investments needed to reach net zero and grow the economy. The industry has warned that without long-term clarity from government, the £50-60bn per…
In our response to the Department for Business and Trade’s non-financial reporting view call for evidence, we stress the importance, above all, of high-quality, comparable, and decision-useful corporate sustainability disclosures, which will actively assist our members’ investment and financing decisions in the UK and global economy, and ultimately drive long-term value across all companies. We acknowledge…