Pensions and financial inclusion minister Guy Opperman has been confirmed as a keynote speaker for the Sustainable Investment Festival 2022, run by Professional Adviser and sister brands from Incisive Media.
Opperman(pictured) has been spearheading the government's initiatives to make UK pension schemes more sustainable and was responsible for putting Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) into law in October last year - making the UK the first country in the world to embed these disclosures in statute for pension schemes. As part of his keynote address at the festival, Opperman will explain the role he believes the £2trn of assets under management in private pension arrangements can play in ensuring that information on climate-related risks and opportunities is available...
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