Carbon Footprint
Hackney Pension Fund is working towards net zero emissions by 2040, having significantly reduced its investment portfolio's carbon footprint.
Hackney Pension Fund, aiming to reduce the total amount of greenhouse gases produced to support its activities, has set a target to achieve net zero emissions by 2040, according to its Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures report in September 2026. The fund reported a 29.4% reduction in its scope 1 and 2 carbon footprint since 2023, decreasing from 54.4 Emissions/£m to 38.4 Emissions/£m by March 2026. This progress supports interim targets, including a 50% reduction by 2030.
Separately, Sutton's borough-wide carbon emissions dropped by 44.1% since 2007, with council operations seeing a 55% reduction since 2009-10, as reported to the Environment and Sustainable Transport Committee in October 2025. Discussions on carbon footprint were also noted by Hackney's Pensions Committee in September 2026 and are on the agenda for Southwark's Pensions Advisory Panel in September 2026.
Key facts
- Hackney Pension Fund set a target to achieve net zero emissions by 2040. Source
- Hackney Pension Fund reported a 29.4% reduction in its carbon footprint since 2023. Source
- Hackney Pension Fund's carbon footprint decreased from 54.4 Emissions/£m in March 2023 to 38.4 Emissions/£m in March 2026. Source
- Sutton's borough-wide carbon emissions dropped by 44.1% since 2007. Source
- Sutton Council operations' carbon emissions reduced by 55% since 2009-10. Source
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