A key part of our work to grow the sustainable finance industry is to respond to policy consultations and inquiries held by the Government, Parliament and regulators to develop supportive policies. We also lobby the government on key legislative and political developments.
Learn moreIn our response, we voice strong support for the TPT’s latest recommendations set out for private-sector companies to report against a transition plan, while noting some areas for further consideration. These areas include the following: Consideration from the TPT of ways to facilitate further consistency between the UK’s Disclosure Framework and international frameworks, such as…
UKSIF is pleased to respond to the Financial Conduct Authority’s CP122/20: Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR) and investment labels consultation. In formulating our response, UKSIF brought together multiple private roundtables for members to discuss the consultation and the labels, as well as individually speaking to a range of different organisations. The Consultation proposes three ESG Labels:…
UKSIF is pleased to respond to the UK’s net-zero review, and welcome the opportunity to reiterate the views of our members on the enormous economic benefits that delivery on net-zero will bring to consumers and businesses across the whole country. Our response to this important review reflects many of the key messages from the UK’s…
On 21 September, UKSIF convened a group of our ESG data and ratings provider members at a private roundtable to consider the upcoming development of a UK ‘Code of Conduct’ for the market. We saw this as an opportunity for a wide group of market representatives to contribute their perspectives on various issues relating to…
The CEOs of three leading institutional investor-focused organisations – the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC), the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) and UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association (UKSIF) – have published an open letter to the new Prime Minister, Liz Truss, and her government, calling for them to uphold net-zero ambition. The CEOs argue that tackling…
We have published a private policy briefing for the incoming government which outlines our latest policy priorities on sustainable finance We have developed this briefing in close consultation with UKSIF’s Policy Committee, and it draws on a number of recommendations from our ‘Delivering a Net-Zero Financial Centre’ report we published in May this year. The…
We are pleased to provide our response to the APPG’s ‘Call for evidence’ considering the UK’s ‘green taxonomy’. Our response reflects UKSIF’s perspectives on the future of the UK’s taxonomy alongside those of our members, many of which have already been reporting on the EU’s taxonomy and making preparations for the incoming UK taxonomy. In…
In our response, we urge the ISSB as a priority to retain the high ambition we currently see in the Exposure Drafts, which will be critical to facilitate financial institutions and investors’ efforts to effectively address sustainability-related risks and opportunities. With a number of years having passed since the publication of TCFD’s recommendations and the…