Discover how your pension investments make a difference in the world

At TPT we are proud to be responsible investors, considering various Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) factors when investing your pension savings. We believe this approach better manages risk and can improve returns.

Why ESG matters to you

Many of us saving for the future with a pension would like to know that our money is doing good while making returns. For most people their pension is the biggest savings pot they have, so where it’s invested may be the biggest way to make a difference in the world.

What is ESG?

ESG stands for Environmental, Social and Governance. It’s a term often used in the investment industry. It refers to a set of factors used to assess a company’s impact on society and the environment, as well as the quality of its governance. These factors help investors evaluate risks, opportunities, and long-term sustainability beyond traditional financial metrics.  

Examples of ESG factors include:

• Environment: Climate change, pollution, energy consumption, deforestation, environmental standards, sustainable water, sustainable energy, waste, plastic.
• Social: Diversity and inclusion, human rights, employment practices, gender pay, child labour, modern slavery, health and safety, supply chain.
• Governance: Corporate structures and management, board independence, bribery and corruption, tax practices, executive compensation, political donations and lobbying.

Introducing our new ESG reports

Our new ESG reports provide information about the ESG characteristics of the funds we invest in.

Some of the metrics covered in the reports are:

• Carbon footprint and carbon reserves intensity of funds
• Assets invested in activities with Science Based Targets
• Board independence and gender board representation.
• Assets invested in companies with human rights policies in place.
• The reports also include a handy jargon buster to explain some of the more technical terms.

Below we’ve included a list of the ESG reports that are available (please note ESG reports are not available for all funds as the production of the reports is dependent on the availability of data).

Which funds are ESG reports available for?

Target date funds:

Target date fund  2026 - 2028
Target date fund  2029 - 2031
Target date fund  2032 - 2034
Target date fund  2035 - 2037
Target date fund  2038 - 2040
Target date fund  2041 - 2043
Target date fund  2044 - 2046
Target date fund  2047 - 2049
Target date fund  2050- 2052
Target date fund  2053- 2055
Target date fund  2056- 2058
Target date fund  2059- 2061
Target date fund  2062- 2064
Target date fund  2065- 2067
Target date fund  2068- 2070
Target date fund  2071- 2073
Target date fund  2074- 2076
Target date fund  2077- 2079

Ethical target date funds - pre 1999:

Ethical target date fund pre 1999 (2029-2031)
Ethical target date fund pre 1999 (2032-2034)
Ethical target date fund pre 1999 (2035-2037)
Ethical target date fund pre 1999 (2038-2040)
Ethical target date fund pre 1999 (2041-2043)
Ethical target date fund pre 1999 (2071-2073)

Ethical target date funds - post 1999:

Ethical target date fund post 1999 (2029-2031)
Ethical target date fund post 1999 (2032-2034)
Ethical target date fund post 1999 (2035-2037)
Ethical target date fund post 1999 (2038-2040)
Ethical target date fund post 1999 (2041-2043)
Ethical target date fund post 1999 (2044-2046)
Ethical target date fund post 1999 (2047-2049)
Ethical target date fund post 1999 (2050-2052)
Ethical target date fund post 1999 (2053-2055)
Ethical target date fund post 1999 (2056-2058)
Ethical target date fund post 1999 (2059-2061)
Ethical target date fund post 1999 (2062-2064)
Ethical target date fund post 1999 (2065-2067)
Ethical target date fund post 1999 (2068-2070)
Ethical target date fund post 1999 (2071-2073)

Self select funds:

Emerging Marketing Equity Fund
Ethical Global Equity Fund
Global Corporate Bond Fund
Global Equity Fund
Global Impact Equity Fund
Global Infrastructure Fund
Islamic Global Equity Index Fund
Low Carbon Transition Global Equity Fund
UK Equity Index Fund

You can find copies of the ESG reports here.