Client feedback

“Gillian goes above and beyond, she is very responsive to the whole team and delivers outstanding work. ”

Wendy Stansfield,

Vector Aerospace

“Kevin takes control of the meetings whilst fully involving the other two trustees. His experience shines through and he is also a very good listener, making all parties feel involved.”

Sharron King ,

KBC Bank

“Edwin’s working to ensure the other trustees get involved. Last year he took more of a leading role, which I was very grateful for. He is well organised and proactive. Feedback from external advisers has been good. ”

Jeremy Barnard ,

Imerys

“Very professional and engaged service.”

Danny Nussbaum,

HR Director, Volvo

“We chose PSGS because of the experience of the team and the feel of the relationship seemed the right fit.”

Paul Staniland,

Chair of Governance Committee, Kier Group Pension Trustees

“I work with Wayne and Kirsty. They really understand our business - they work with the company while retaining independence and ensuring compliance. They are a joy and pleasure to work with. ”

Neil McCawley ,

Ferguson plc

Consideration of social risks & opportunities call for evidence response

Topic:

Hot topic

Date published:

Thursday, 17 June 2021

When responding to The Pensions Regulator’s single code of governance consultation, we noted the clear (and positive) intent to crystalise ESG and climate change considerations on trustees. However, on the face of it, the new requirements seem to weight things in the direction of the E. We think this could be rebalanced easily to make it clearer to pension trustees that E, S and G are all interrelated and carry equal importance.

PSGS' response to the DWP's ‘Consideration of social risks & opportunities call for evidence’ looks at the S in more detail, including:

Trustees’ legal duties
Social factors and financial materiality
How trustees can take social factors into account
Social factors as opportunities

Read our response to the consultation below.

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