Policymakers and regulators are lining up behind climate risk as relevant to those charged with pensions governance, emphasised by the February 2018 letter to the Chairs of Trustees of the country's largest pension schemes, along with reports from the Bank of England, Law Commission, TPR, DWP and others.
This plenary session is split into two apects:

• Presentation covering the nature of the risk, as highlighted by the May 2017 IFOA risk alert and why it is relevant for pension schemes.
• Panel discussion on practical steps to take with representatives from regulators, pension schemes and the legal profession.

Speakers: Nico Aspinall, Resource and Environment Board, Edward Baker, Principles for Responsible Investment Mark Thompson, HSBC and Joanne Etherton, Client Earth