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UKSIF exists to bring together the UK’s sustainable finance community and support our members to expand, enhance and promote this key sector.
We achieve our goals by building a strong and connected UK community, influencing government and regulators, and sharing our collective knowledge of issues and solutions.
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STATEMENT: UKSIF response to DWP consultation on draft guidance for occupational pension scheme trustees
STATEMENT: UKSIF response to DWP consultation on draft guidance for occupational pension scheme trustees
Today, the Department for Work and Pensions unveiled a new consultation on draft guidance concerning pension fund investment, fiduciary duties and related duties of occupational pension trustees. Commenting on the launch, UKSIF CEO James Alexander said: “We welcome the launch of this consultation on new guidance for trustees on fiduciary duties. “UKSIF was pleased to…
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STATEMENT: AR9 renewable auction ‘pause’ a risk to investment
STATEMENT: AR9 renewable auction ‘pause’ a risk to investment
Commenting on Energy Minister Michael Shanks’s remarks that the government is considering ‘significant changes’ to its renewable energy auction process next year (ahead of Auction Round 9), UKSIF CEO James Alexander said today (03/11/2026): “Investors will be deeply concerned by comments from the energy minister today that cast doubt on next year’s renewable energy auction…
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STATEMENT: UKSIF reacts to chancellor’s budget
STATEMENT: UKSIF reacts to chancellor’s budget
Commenting on the government’s budget announcement, UKSIF CEO James Alexander said today (28/10/26): “The Chancellor’s support for the National Wealth Fund and British Business Bank remains important for stimulating private investment in the UK’s clean energy transition. “His ‘unshakable’ commitment to reaching net zero by 2050 is a welcome re-assertion of the government’s long-term emissions…
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UKSIF response: FCA Primary Market Technical Note TN/803.1 – UK SRS sustainability disclosures for listed companies
UKSIF response: FCA Primary Market Technical Note TN/803.1 – UK SRS sustainability disclosures for listed companies
UKSIF has responded to the FCA)’s draft Primary Market Technical Note on UK Sustainability Reporting Standards (UK SRS) disclosures for listed companies. We urge the FCA to tighten its “comply or explain” approach so that the UK SRS does not effectively become a voluntary regime. Explaining should be the exception rather than the rule. In…
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UKSIF response: DfT Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Mandate call for evidence
UKSIF response: DfT Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Mandate call for evidence
UKSIF has responded to the Department for Transport’s (DfT) call for evidence on the Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) mandate. We do not support any change to the current ZEV mandate trajectory or to the 2030 phase-out date for new petrol and diesel cars. Further change would damage long-term certainty and the confidence investors have in…
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STATEMENT: Jackdaw gas field approval ‘must not slow the energy transition’
STATEMENT: Jackdaw gas field approval ‘must not slow the energy transition’
Commenting on the government’s approval of the Jackdaw gas field in the North Sea, UKSIF CEO James Alexander said today (21/10/2026): “The government must make clear to markets that this is the final chapter for North Sea drilling, not a signal that our energy transition is slowing. “Our dependence on oil and gas has left…
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