🚨 Today we’ve released Takers, a new report showing a strong public mandate for tackling wealth extraction in the UK. 📈 It finds wealth extraction is widely opposed across the political spectrum, undermines economic fairness, and demands urgent policy action. 🔗 fairnessfoundation.com/takers

🇬🇧 The UK has a dirty little secret… It’s really good at hiding dirty little secrets. In June, the UK hosts a global dirty‑money summit — but unless they face Britain’s own role, it’ll just be a meaningless talking shop. Head to taxjustice.uk/DirtyMoney to find out more.

"The upshot is that even pension schemes that have promised not to invest in fossil fuels have ploughed money into funds that are paying for major gas projects." @tbij.bsky.social investigate where UK public sector pensions are really being invested.

Billions of pounds from UK public pensions are being used to bankroll the expansion of US gas companies And the gas terminals being built as a result are impacting the health of poor American communities

The Swiss public has kick-started a parliamentary review to make new rules to align the country's large finance industry with its climate and energy goals swissclimaterambles.substack.com/p/swiss-peop...

1 year ago @mchshe.bsky.social paid off the debts of hundreds of people. So what’s happened since then? fairbankingforall.org #FairBankingForAll

NEW: USS - the largest private pension scheme in the UK - invests around £450m in 43 of the biggest coal companies in the world. divestuss.org/2026/03/17/c... @divestuss.bsky.social Voluntary action isn't working. It's time for Gov to make pension schemes protect our pensions and the environment.

Today's debate between @carolinelucas.bsky.social & Michael Gove was a test for where we've got to on pensions policy and climate risk - and it's so great to see that 2/3 of industry agree more action is needed (and that our proposals were highlighted) www.pensionsage.com/pa/Pensions-...

What are the implications of private equity firms owning more employers, and how can workers respond? @tompowdrill.bsky.social and @julianflores.bsky.social share research showing worse outcomes for workers than average for the private sector, and lessons from recent disputes #TUCPensions2026

@tuc.org.uk Pensions Conference has got to be the best in town. Key topics include: how the Government's reforms will make pensions work for people on lower incomes; how workers can have greater control over their savings; and how to overcome all the "waffle"! #TUCPensions2026

1/3: Lords will debate 3 proposals this evening that aim to protect our pension savings and the planet #PensionSchemesBill ⭐️#212, tabled by Lord Sharkey (LD), would require pension schemes to phase out fossil fuel investments, starting with thermal coal bills.parliament.uk/bills/3982/s...

Even after the UK phased out coal power, pension schemes are still financing coal overseas. This risks savers’ money and the climate — which is why peers are calling for stronger Government action via the Pension Schemes Bill. 👉 filab.uk/4rUMbU1

People want to retire with a decent income and a liveable planet. 🌎💷 New research by @thefinancelab.bsky.social and LINGO finds that UK pensions are still backing coal - threatening both. ⌛ The Government must act ⌛ financeinnovationlab.org/insights/uk-...

Divesting from thermal coal is good for pension savers and planet. That’s why I and @greenparty.org.uk support amendment to #PensionSchemesBill to make pension schemes phase out investments in the most polluting fossil fuels #ClimateEmergency #PublicHealth

Our new research finds that UK pension funds still have £10.5bn invested in coal overseas - the world’s dirtiest fossil fuel. That’s bad for the climate and a risky bet for pension savers. It’s time for the Government to make pension schemes divest 🌍💷 financeinnovationlab.org/uk-pension-s...

New @thefinancelab.bsky.social research shows UK pension schemes have c. £10.5bn invested in coal companies. Peers have proposed practical changes to the #PensionsSchemesBill to support an orderly divestment - to protect pension savers and the planet. financeinnovationlab.org/insights/uk-...

William Nordhaus received the Nobel Memorial Prize for these flawed economic models, and Bjorn Lomborg built a highly lucrative career on them. They told rich and powerful people what they wanted to hear. While helping to consign us all to catastrophe. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

More than £10.5bn of UK pension savings are invested in thermal coal - the world’s dirtiest fossil fuel. That’s bad for pension savers, the economy, and the climate. Read our new research with LINGO Initiative. filab.uk/3ZNdX8O

Explosive from @faisalislam.bsky.social about that call that did take place with Dimon and Darling.

📢 On Wednesday @gareththomasmp.bsky.social will table the Financial Exclusion & Access to Finance Bill, taking action on access to #AffordableCredit through #FairBankingAct proposals. Read about it in @guardianheather.bsky.social's article. #FairBankingForAll www.theguardian.com/business/202...

👀 BlackRock just lost another ~$6B mandate after backsliding on addressing climate risk to its clients’ portfolios. NYC pension trustees meet this week and could approve the @nyccomptroller.bsky.social recommendation to shift $42B for the same reason. 🍿

🎊 WIN! Pension fund PME breaks with polluting asset giant BlackRock – thanks to the pressure of our movement. ✍️ Now it's time for ABP to break with BlackRock as well. Over 5.000 people have already signed our petition. Will you add your name? www.breekmetblackrock.nl

Our new analysis of Europe’s largest banks has found progress on climate has ground to a standstill, and in some cases, reversed As environmental and social risks rise, banks’ responses are still falling short: the average score across the 25 banks was 41%🔽 shareaction.org/reports/in-d... 🧵1

This week parliament debated proposals to change the law that would make pension funds stop investing our savings in fossil fuels. As @mp4stratford.bsky.social argues, action is needed to protect savings and uphold the UK's pensions industry ⬇️ www.pensions-expert.com/law-and-regu...

Fantastic to join Neil Duncan-Jordan for an MP briefing this eve, alongside @redjen.bsky.social & @pscupdates.bsky.social. We discussed progressive proposals to strengthen the Gov’s Pension Schemes Bill, incl. phasing out fossil fuel investments and ensuring worker representation.

Brilliant new article from Labour's Simon Opher MP - a must read ahead of the parliamentary debate over the Pension Schemes Bill this Wednesday ⬇️

👏Investors call for the government's Pensions Commission to consider climate change risks👏 You can't build an adequate and fair pensions system for the twenty first century without. www.ftadviser.com/esg-investin... @uksif.bsky.social

Great new piece from Neil Duncan-Jordan - a leading MP calling for greater ambition from the gov's landmark pension reforms! He rightly highlights 3 priorities for the current Pension Schemes Bill too: worker representation, fossil fuel phase out and funding for the green transition.

Great to have MPs like Simon Opher supporting @thefinancelab.bsky.social's amendment to the Pensions Schemes Bill. Help us build support for greener, fairer pensions. Write to your MP today: justmoney.eaction.online/better-pensi...

💥BREAKING💥 Four young Canadians just launched a lawsuit against the Canada Pension Plan investment manager, #CPP Investments, for alleged mismanagement of climate risks. Read more about the case brought by @ecojusticecanada.bsky.social and @gpllp.bsky.social 👉 bit.ly/4okNn1i

1/2 Collective pensions for millions of UK workers felt closer to a reality today. ‘CDC’ promises an “income for life”, higher average incomes (25-65%!), and greater investment for the UK - all particularly important for people on low incomes and facing hardship in retirement.

Sue Owen asked what her pension savings are being invested in - and was horrified. Ep. 3 of this brilliant new podcast explains how the pensions industry continues to fuel the climate crisis. But you can write to your MP today to call for Government action actionnetwork.org/letters/writ...

🚨 Prospect research reveals women lose out on £7,600 a year in retirement. A 36.5% gender pension gap – that's double the gender pay gap. This inequality is unacceptable. Government must take real action now to close the gap.

The new Pensions Commission must tackle the inequality at the heart of the UK’s pension system. ~2/3rds of pension wealth is held by the richest 10%, while millions face hardship in retirement. Read our statement from @marloesnicholls.bsky.social, Head of Advocacy: filab.uk/46YlcPU

We’re excited to launch our new report on the gender wealth gap — examining the scale of inequality and the role wealth taxation could play in addressing it. Wealth inequality is wider than income inequality — and deeply gendered. Read it here: 👇 www.wbg.org.uk/publication/...

The Pension Schemes Bill is a critical chance for the government to protect our savings and retirements from the risks of climate change. Read our proposal: www.netzeroinvestor.net/news-and-vie...

Why are our pensions being used to fund fossil fuels and deforestation to the tune of billions of pounds, threatening our prosperity in older age and indeed our savings? Today @annagelderdmp.bsky.social‬ rightly asked the government what the new Pension Schemes Bill would do to change this.

We can't retire if the planet's on fire. It was fantastic to kick start a debate in parliament this week, with partners across civil society and industry, on the major opportunity the government has to align its landmark pension reforms with sustainability.

Current defined contribution schemes work like savings accounts and leave too many with insufficient pensions. Our CEO @jesselgriffiths.bsky.social‬ was in parliament last week discussing new proposals for pensions.

📢 With @thefinancelab.bsky.social, we're calling on the UK Govt to transform the pensions system. The system should support everyone to save for a financially secure retirement. Right now, that's not happening. The UK Govt must reform the system to ensure we all have enough to live on in older age

It was fantastic to meet with officials leading the government’s landmark Pensions Review this afternoon, together with inspiring civil society and union colleagues. We're advocating to ensure that as we get older, we all have enough money and a thriving planet to live on.

Civil society organisations, unions, and a host of celebrities have joined forces to call on the government to fix the UK’s pensions system. Here’s my comment for PensionsAge www.pensionsage.com/pa/New-campa...

The biggest review of the pensions system in a generation is underway. Sign the petition for: 💷 Decent pensions for all ☀️ A just transition to a thriving low-carbon economy 🚫 A phase-out of funding for fossil fuels, deforestation & other harmful industries ✍️ act.350.org/sign/fairer-...

Big opportunity for the government to shape pensions policy for decades to come. Vital that they show plenty of ambition.

The Lab’s @JesseLGriffiths explains how the key to tackling the UK’s under-investment problem and driving the just transition will be pensions reform allied to a scaled-up National Wealth Fund ⬇️ @netzeroinvestor www.netzeroinvestor.net/news-and-vie...

At the end of a slightly terrifying week, where a major financial crisis was averted – for now – I thought I’d reflect on whether such a crisis might happen anyway, and what this means for UK financial sector policy. A thread. /1

Great to be part of the @tuc.org.uk pensions conference today! I asked Torsten Bell why the government’s once-in-a-generation Pensions Review doesn’t consider the climate crisis when that could have far greater implications for growth + future pensions than proposals like consolidation

Before we close our doors on Friday, we wanted to share some fantastic organisations we've worked with. Follow them for more 💚​ 🌱 @thefinancelab.bsky.social 🔥 @fossilfreeldn.bsky.social 💰 @bankgreen.bsky.social 👀 @globalwitness.bsky.social ​ 🗳️ @shareaction.bsky.social ✊ @tippingpointuk.bsky.social

🚨 NEWS: we've updated our climate ranking of the biggest UK pension providers 🚨​ There's been pockets of progress but the average score is shockingly low at 4.5/10 🤯We need pension providers to do better. ​ They're looking after OUR money. It's our future they're risking. ​

"We must not forget the lasting damage done by the global financial crisis." There is no growth in an economy so poorly regulated that it crashes. It's reassuring to see the Bank of England governor knows this. www.theguardian.com/business/202...