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As part of our involvement with Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC), of which USS is a founding member, USS has signed a letter which calls on governments to stand by their commitments to the Paris Agreement at their upcoming Summit in Taormina, Italy on 26 – 27 May.

We recently responded to DWP’s Climate Investment and Reporting Consultation which sought views on additional requirements and metrics for climate reporting.

Modern slavery is a crime and a violation of fundamental human rights. It takes various forms, such as slavery, servitude, forced and compulsory labour and human trafficking, all of which have in common the deprivation of a person’s liberty by another in order to exploit them for personal or commercial gain.

For the 2020 valuation, we’ve used a ‘dual discount rate’, which just means we use a different calculation to work out the current cost of future pension obligations for members paying into their pension and members that have retired.

Find out what you can do with any DC savings you have with USS.

Essential details of how the scheme works and what it means to be a member

What they are and how they’re used.

As a long-term investor, we plan to look through sharp shocks in the economy, however difficult they may be. As an in-house financial manager, USS Investment Management works solely to achieve the goals of USS.