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An important, though sometimes underutilised, public policy tool available to investors seeking to influence the UK’s sustainability and climate policy environment is responding to public policy consultations. In our view, consultation responses sit alongside, and can usefully complement, other forms of policy engagement, including: collaborative public letters to policymakers, direct engagement (e.g. through meetings or…
Our new report with Public First has found that hundreds of thousands of households in England could become “climate mortgage prisoners” due to flooding. The paper, titled Flooding the Market: The Climate Mortgage Trap, shows that the owners of 430,000 homes, equivalent to the size of Birmingham, could fit this category by 2050. You can…
We are excited to have launched UKSIF’s final report of 2025: Unlocking Growth Through Enhanced Sustainability Data. This report has surveyed 20 UKSIF members with £4.5 trillion in combined global AUM to gauge the investment community’s experience and use of sustainability data. Report Headlines It found respondents overwhelmingly consider ESG information to be vital for…
UKSIF welcomes the opportunity to respond to The Pensions Regulator’s (TPR’s) consultation on its proposed corporate strategy, A sustainable retirement income for all: Our Corporate Strategy 2026 to 2031. In our response to the consultation, we focus on the importance of ensuring that TPR’s new corporate strategy clearly recognises the wider conditions on which sustainable…
Commenting on the laying of the Seventh Carbon Budget (CB7) in Parliament, UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association (UKSIF) CEO James Alexander said today (June 2, 2026): “The government’s strategy for reducing emissions is a vital element of our economic positioning for the years ahead. “Investors need certainty to allocate billions of pounds of capital…
Commenting on the CBI Economics and ECIU report ‘The race for net zero: The UK net zero economy and the transition to a competitive future’, UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association (UKSIF) CEO James Alexander said today (June 2, 2026): “This report makes clear that the net zero economy is a powerhouse for private investment…