SIF 2022: Stewardship can deliver positive outcomes

'Much more work needs to be done'

Martin Richmond
clock • 2 min read

Effective stewardship can be an invaluable attribute for pension schemes to deliver positive outcomes, leading industry figures have indicated.

Speaking at a panel during the Sustainable Investment Festival, an industry panel acknowledged that while plenty of work has been done to ensure effective stewardship is in place that delivers positive outcomes for members, there is a lot more work that can be done. Hymans Robertson head of responsible investment Simon Jones indicated that while effective stewardship is an ongoing conversation, positive steps have been taken to ensure that words are translated into actions. He said: "I think the stewardship code has helped. It raised the bar on expectations of all parties within the f...

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