Sustainability
Ignoring climate change risks savers’ retirement, TPR warns
Trustees who fail to consider climate risk could be exposing themselves to legal challenge. A new legal opinion, the first of its kind in the UK, has been welcomed by environmental lawyers ClientEarth as a key step towards protecting pension savers’ money from climate risk and driving private finance towards low-carbon investment. Climate change carries…
Read MoreNew Renewables Obligation: Sustainability Audit – Guidance for Operators and Auditors
Ofgem issued guidance on how to comply with the annual sustainability audit report requirements under the renewable obligations in England, Wales and Scotland for operators and auditors on 1 April 2014. The Renewables Obligation (RO), the Renewables Obligation (Scotland) (ROS) and the Northern Ireland Renewables Obligation (NIRO) are designed to incentivise large-scale renewable electricity generation…
Read MoreWho is going on the Assurance journey?
Who is going on the Assurance journey? There are many different types of person who want assurance and they want assurance over many varying things. Despite these differences they all believe a skilled professional should be giving the independent opinion. People naturally seek assurance. The 3 key categories for assurance are data, processes and controls and reporting. Within…
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