Transition planning and pension schemes

Tue 30 Jun 2026 -
10:00 - 11:00 (BST)

This webinar will discuss transition planning for pension schemes and the problems this highlights. David Russell will present the work and recommendations of the UK’s Transition Plan Taskforce for corporate plans. 

He will then be joined by Bobby Riddaway and Mark Manning to debate the approaches pension schemes can take. That includes developing the role of pension schemes as investors in the real economy and supporters of government borrowing. The session will end up discussing the proposed ‘Transition Planning Code’ which could enable pension schemes and their advisers to create transition plans.

Background

The UK government committed to mandating “UK-regulated financial institutions (including banks, asset managers, pension funds and insurers) and FTSE 100 companies to develop and implement credible transition plans that align with the 1.5°C goal of the Paris Agreement”.

The government announced in November 2024 that it would consult in the first half of 2025 on how best to take forward the UK’s transition plans policy. 

View UK government ‘transition plan requirements’ consultation

Speakers

• Chair: Nico Aspinall, Head of UK Workplace, Senior Vice President, BNY
• David Russell, Chair, Transition Pathway Initiative - TPI
• Mark Manning, Visiting Senior Fellow and Consultant, CETEX, LSE
• Bobby Riddaway, Independent Trustee and MD HS Trustees, Chair of the Trustee Sustainability Working Group