Investors for Purpose: the investment ecosystem

Many investors, corporates and even countries have net zero targets – but how will they achieve these goals?  Carbon markets are inevitably going to part of the answer.    In this episode, our host Laasya Shekaran is joined by Nick Gaskell and Fraser Green, Sustainable Investment Manager and Head of Natural Capital Investment at Aberdeen Investments.  In a conversation that ranges from the basics...

In this episode of the Pensions for Purpose podcast, Laasya Shekaran and David Brown speak to Richard Tomlinson, CIO of LPPI – one of the UK’s local government pension scheme (LGPS) pools. They talk about the many dimensions of diversity and how not all forms are visible. From personal reflections on their own backgrounds – to the importance of recognising class and social mobility as important el...

Investment opportunities to support decarbonisation exist across the value chain and are particularly prevalent in private markets. In this episode of the Pensions for Purpose Podcast, Laasya Shekaran and Monique Stephens speak to Lindee Wong, Director of Climate and Biodiversity at Tikehau Capital, about how the just transition and biodiversity should be considered as part of the decarbonisation...

Laasya Shekaran and Richard Giles welcome Dan Mikulskis of People's Partnership, to the podcast to discuss the realistic influence of asset owners and how acknowledging the limitations can help unlock its full potential impact.  In this Pensions for Purpose Podcast, hosts Laasya Shekaran and Richard Giles speak to Dan Mikulskis, CIO of the People’s Pension about how asset owners can best use...

In this episode of the Pensions for Purpose Podcast, Laasya Shekaran and Monique Stephens speak to Jane Wadia, Head of Sustainability, Core Products and Clients of AXA Investment Managers, about how investors can achieve their net-zero goals across different listed asset classes amid the geopolitical tensions. The discussion begins with stewardship, examining how the focus has moved from quantitat...

In this episode of the Pensions for Purpose podcast, Laasya Shekaran and David Brown speak to Tegs Harding and Roger Mattingley about how investors can be realistic about climate change.   We take a stocktake of where we are now and how achievable net zero really is for investors, especially given the current global political backdrop.  We discuss where investors can have the most influence and th...

In this episode of the Pensions for Purpose podcast, Laasya Shekaran and Richard Giles speak to Mark Burrows, Managing Director at Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners, about how to invest in the transition to renewable energy. The conversation covers the opportunities across regions and what the energy transition will bring over the next decade. They explore the contentious topic of nuclear energy a...

In this episode of the Pensions for Purpose podcast, Laasya Shekaran and David Brown speak to Catherine Howard, Chief Executive at ShareAction, about how the pensions and investment industry can be responsible custodians of capital in a changing landscape. We discuss why stewardship matters, how to do it well, and what changes are being proposed to the UK Stewardship Code. We also discuss how thes...

Charlotte Moore and Richard Giles welcome Ingrid Kukuljan of Federated Hermes Ltd, to the Podcast to discuss COP16. Investors are starting to understand how badly we have degraded our natural environment. In this episode of the Pensions for Purpose Podcast, Charlotte Moore talks to Richard Giles, Senior Director of Pensions for Purpose, and Ingrid Kukuljan, Head of Impact and Sustainable Investing...

Charlotte Moore welcomes Pensions for Purpose Senior Director and Training Lead, David Brown, and Clare Wood, Sustainable Portfolio Specialist at Stewart Investors, to the podcast to discuss medicine. In the latest episode of the Pensions for Purpose podcast, our host Charlotte Moore talks to David Brown, Senior Director & Training Lead at Pensions for Purpose and Clare Wood, Sustainable Portf...

Asset owners and managers have preferred to keep political campaigning on the quiet and not been all that active in influencing policy decisions. But climate change poses such significant systemic risk that this approach needs to change. In this discussion with Karen Shackleton, founder of Pensions for Purpose and Claire Jones, head of responsible investing at LCP, we take a deep dive into why bei...

In this episode of the Pensions for Purpose Podcast Karen Shackleton, Chair & Founder, talks with Abbie Llewellyn-Waters, Lead Investment Manager of Jupiter’s Global Sustainable Equities strategy, about how diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) help managers to select companies with the best long-term prospects. In a recent Pensions for Purpose Impact Lens report, sponsored by Jupiter Ass...

The impact of improved funding levels on pensions and the consequent buyout boom, is one of the most significant trends to affect the UK pensions industry in recent years. Last year, around £50bn was transferred from closed corporate defined benefit pension schemes to insurers. It’s estimated to be £60bn this year and with new market entrants, could hit £100bn a year. In this episode, podcast host...

The auto-enrolled workplace pension scheme is the UK's largest driver of future retirement wealth. According to the Pensions Policy Institute's 'DC Future Book 2023', this market is projected to reach approximately £800bn by 2030. These workplace pension schemes rely heavily on passive equity investments to generate returns. In this episode, podcast hosts Charlotte Moore and Ch...

Truly purpose-driven organisations have coherent management systems and a healthy corporate culture, which create value for all stakeholders, not just shareholders. In this episode our hosts, Charlotte Moore and Karen Shackleton, are joined by Stuart Woollard, Co-Founder of the Maturity Institute, to discuss how to diagnose organisational maturity and how this methodology can be used to measure th...

Charlotte Moore, David Brown and Stephen Levesque discuss all things trees, including the importance of healthy, resilient forests. Each forestry property varies, with a different range of species and its own mosaic of natural areas that can be managed to create as much complexity as possible in the landscape. In the episode, our hosts Charlotte Moore and David Brown are joined by Stephen Levesque...

In this episode our hosts Charlotte Moore and Charlotte O'Leary are joined by Tom Williams, Head of Energy and Infrastructure at Downing LLP. They start by discussing the challenges posed by geographies and how different countries are progressing in their switch to renewables, and end with the role pension schemes can play in the transition to sustainable energy, passing through energy distri...

Charlotte Moore talks to Richard Giles, Senior Director and Head of Community at Pensions for Purpose, about his journey to impact investment. How did an actuary, who got involved in community football make the leap to championing impact investment?  In this episode, Charlotte Moore talks to Richard Giles about how his involvement in a local football club deepened his concerns about climate change...

Have you ever wondered if impact investing is a misunderstood concept? In this episode, our hosts Charlotte Moore and Charlotte O'Leary delve into the issue of impact investing today with Pierre Abadie, Group Climate Director at Tikehau Capital.  Listen to the wide-ranging discussion covering fiduciary responsibility and double materiality, the distinction between impact and transition, impac...

Biodiversity and nature are critical for our ecosystem and economy. In this episode, the P4P Podcast team are joined by Robert Gardner of Rebalance Earth, to understand how nature is vital for supporting life. From pollinators to elephants, the 70% reduction in biodiversity since 1970 is a huge concern with major consequences. Listen to our hosts Charlotte Moore and Richard Giles discuss with Rob...

To open the new Pensions for Purpose Podcast series – ‘How to make pensions a catalyst for positive change' – our host, Charlotte Moore, an experienced investment journalist, is joined by Pension for Purpose’s CEO, Charlotte O'Leary for a conversation about the firm's mission to embed environmental and social impact into institutional investment, through fostering a deeper understan...