FairPensions campaigns for major institutional investors to adopt
Responsible Investment: using shareholder power
to hold companies to account.

Your pension may be buying more than you think

While growing a nest egg for your retirement, your pension savings could also be paying for environmental destruction, illegal arms sales or the exploitation of workers. That's because the money you pay into your pension fund each month may be invested in businesses with irresponsible practices.

FairPensions runs the campaign for Responsible Investment. We believe that pension providers should listen to the views of members - it's your money after all - and take the trouble to watch what companies are getting up to around the world. Where malpractice is identified, you'll want to know that action to stop it will be taken.

Latest News

FairPensions takes action on tar sands, the "dirtiest possible" fuel

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FairPensions, working with a coalition of investors and NGOs, has succeeded in co-ordinating shareholder resolutions to be discussed at BP and Shell's 2010 shareholder meetings.

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In the New Year, FairPensions will be co-ordinating work on shareholder resolutions to Shell and BP about the long-term challenges arising from their investments in controversial Canadian oil (tar) sands. We'll be asking supporters to take action - check back soon for more info.

Preparing for the Storm?

A new report by FairPensions examines what the fund managers who manage shareholdings worth £trillions are doing to manage the risks and opportunities that climate change presents to companies, investments and the planet.

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On 26 October, FairPensions held its first public lecture in Parliament, with guest speaker Roger Schjerva of Norway's Ministry of Finance, an expert in the field of Responsible Investment.

Writing for Manifest, FairPensions' CEO Catherine Howarth explains why corporate governance is vital to the long-term well-being of millions of citizens, and how FairPensions attempts to thrust the interests of ordinary savers into the spotlight.

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A joint submission by FairPensions, Christian Aid and Oxfam on the draft guidelines for greenhouse gas emissions reporting argues for the inclusion of investors.