Written questions

Pension Funds: Environment Protection

Commons · Question 68132 · Tabled 15 Jul 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 22 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Martin Wrigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that pension schemes are encouraged to address long-term climate and biodiversity risks in their investment strategies.

Answer

Answered by Torsten Bell, 22 Jul 2025

While the Department does not hold data on the proportion of UK pension fund assets allocated to climate solutions, we do require pension schemes to evaluate Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) factors, including climate change, in their investmen...