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UKSIF report: Member guide- Responding effectively to UK policy consultations
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…
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Flooding the Market: The Climate Mortgage Trap
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…
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Unlocking Growth Through Enhanced Sustainability Data
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…
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STATEMENT: ‘Strong home building standards vital for investment’
Commenting on calls to weaken home building standards that aim to create more efficient, decarbonised properties, UKSIF CEO James Alexander said today (05/10/2026): “The UK’s ageing, inefficient housing stock poses a risk to families’ well-being and the long-term financial stability of the property market. “That’s why investors have backed both strong standards for new homes…
UKSIF response to FCA decision on mandatory climate reporting
Commenting on the FCA’s decision on mandatory reporting in the Sustainability Reporting Standards (UK SRS), UKSIF CEO James Alexander said today (01/10/2026): “While it’s disappointing to see a shift away from mandatory reporting under the climate standard, we hope to see companies produce high-quality reporting under the ‘comply or explain’ approach. “This will depend on…
STATEMENT: Great British Grid must ‘drive investment’
Commenting on the government’s unveiling of Great British Grid (GB Grid), UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association CEO James Alexander said today (29/09/2026): “The government is absolutely right to take seriously the scale of the problem posed by underinvestment in our grid system. “Delays in connecting renewable infrastructure to electricity networks can make the difference…