Engagement, Research, and Policy Resources
To make our vision a reality, we provide individual savers, institutional investors, and policy-makers in the UK and Europe with the information they need to act.
Since 2005, our independent and expert research has formed the backbone of our movement. We ensure savers are informed to approach their providers constructively, we equip investors with the resources needed to engage the world’s largest companies, and we influence the policy debate to reprogramme the investment industry itself.
For savers For investors For policy-makersResources for savers
We provide resources and training to help individual pension savers better understand the investment system and their role within it, as well as the tools to reprogramme the status quo of the corporate world and investment system.
Our feature resource for savers
Mission: Pension Power
This is our easy to use Pension Power toolkit. This guide will enable you to use the power of your pension to create change through the investment system on the issues that matter to you, from climate change to fair pay.
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Pensions for the Next Generation: Communicating What Matters
17 March 2018
This report explores the opportunity to shift the attitudes of young British savers towards their pensions. It proposes easy and low-cost solutions that will help switch millennials on to the power of their savings.
DownloadLocal Government Pension Funds – Divest From Carbon Campaign: A UNISON Guide
10 January 2018
This is a resource to help UNISON members understand the risk climate change poses to their savings. It outlines campaign actions that members can take to protect their pensions following a new investment policy.
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Resources for investors
Our annual surveys rank big pension providers or asset managers on responsible investment. Our briefings and reports investigate how industry professionals can tackle key environmental, social, and governance problems through capital markets.
Our latest surveys & rankings
The Engagement Deficit: Ranking Auto-enrolment Pension Providers on Responsible Investment and Member Engagement & Communications
9 June 2018
This report ranks the 10 largest UK auto-enrolment pension providers on responsible investment as well as member engagement following on our Pensions for the Next Generation (March 2018) report.
DownloadGot It Covered? Insurance in a Changing Climate
24 May 2018
This report assesses the insurance sector response to the recommendations of the TCFD and features an index of the world’s 80 largest insurers rated on their approach to climate-related risks and opportunities.
DownloadImproving the Quality of Jobs: Pilot Year Summary
1 May 2018
This is the summary report that accompanies the pilot year report of the Workforce Disclosure Initiative (WDI). This resource presents key findings and recommendations from the report.
DownloadOur latest investor briefings & reports
Influencing UK Workforce Practices Through Responsible Investment
20 November 2018
This briefing provides a number of recommendations for investors to better engage investee companies on workforce practices in the UK, in addition to suggesting five topic areas for further engagement.
DownloadGetting to Green: Showcasing Leading Approaches to Climate Change within the European Banking Sector
24 September 2018
This report showcases leading approaches to climate change within the European banking sector. It provides recommendations on how banks can align their business models with the goals of the Paris Agreement.
DownloadMalawi: Towards Living Wages in a Revitalised Tea Industry
30 August 2018
The WDI aims to improve the quality of jobs in companies’ operations and supply chains. This case study by WDI partner Oxfam highlights a collaborative initiative to improve wages in the Malawi tea industry.
DownloadResources for policy-makers
We provide practical recommendations and guidance to policy-makers and regulators to promote responsible investment and a pension system that works in savers’ best interests in the UK and Europe.
Our latest policy briefings & resources
Event report: Human Rights Metrics (25 September 2018)
17 October 2018
This report contains the highlights of our event held in Brussels on 25 September 2018 on the state-of-play of social metrics and how to best capitalise on their use through the European sustainable finance agenda.
DownloadLetter Exchange with Vice-President Dombrovskis, March-July 2018
23 July 2018
These letters set out our key asks concerning human rights in the development of the EU’s taxonomy, reflecting the concerns of both civil society organisations and trade unions.
DownloadPromoting Sustainable Finance Through the ESAs Package
1 April 2018
In the context of the ongoing review of the European Supervisory Authorities, civil society organisations have come together to outline a vision for how sustainability should feature into their mandates.
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Pension Costs and Transparency Inquiry
18 September 2018
We argued to the Work and Pensions Select Committee’s inquiry on pension costs and transparency that more transparent schemes can ensure greater engagement with savers, and mitigate ESG-related financial risks.
DownloadResponse to FRC review call for evidence
6 August 2018
Responding to the independent review of the FRC’s call for evidence, we identify weaknesses in the current Stewardship Code, opportunities to strengthen it, and raise concerns about the level of funding the FRC receives for stewardship.
DownloadClarifying and strengthening trustees’ investment duties
17 July 2018
The UK Government has consulted on clarifying pension trustees’ duties in respect of taking into account ESG factors in investments and stewardship and how they seek to understand savers’ views.
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