Responsible Investment
We aim to offer advisers and their clients sustainable investment choices and challenge companies we invest in to behave more sustainably and responsibly.
STRONG FRAMEWORK
OUR APPROACH TO CLIMATE CHANGE IN OUR INVESTMENTS
Extensive research
We’ve carried out independent research to better understand our customers’ views on responsible investment, their priorities and needs, so we’re better able to support them.
ESG - what resonates with pension investors (PDF, 1MB)
Scottish Widows 2020 Retirement Report (PDF, 2MB)
Innovation
To address environmental risks and opportunities in our investments we’ve worked with our appointed investment manager BlackRock to create an innovative climate transition fund.
REPORTING ON OUR PROGRESS
Our first annual Responsible Investment and Stewardship Report outlines the progress we made in 2020 to deliver on our plans to benefit our customers’ investments and broader society.
Responsible Investment Q&A
In this short Q&A, Head of Pension Investments Maria Nazarova-Doyle outlines our approach to responsible investment.
We’re one of the first signatories to the 2020 Stewardship Code. The Code sets a high standard for those investing money on behalf of UK savers. Signatories must demonstrate how they’ve acted on their policies and made an impact.
We are inaugural members of the Occupational Pensions Stewardship Council, which aims to promote and facilitate high standards of stewardship of pension assets.