Investors urge FTSE 100 companies to set out climate transition strategy plans

LAPFF and CCLA letter

Companies should set out credible transition plans for investors, including Paris-aligned targets and detailed strategies for how to achieve the goals, the Local Authority Pension Fund Forum (LAPFF) and CCLA have written in a letter to the chairs of 76 FTSE 100 companies.

The letter, supported by investors with a total of £1.6trn in assets under management, comes ahead of the next year's annual general meeting season and is addressed to companies that have not held a vote on their climate transition plans in the last three years. According to LAPFF and CCLA, companies should outline their climate strategies within these transition plans and include materials detailing climate-related impacts in their financial statements. This, in turn, should help shareholders reach informed investment and stewardship decisions, with the letter stating that certain vo...