These days, asset managers and asset owners are inundated with opportunities to win awards in recognition of their good work. The UK Environment Agency Pension Fund (EAPF) has been doing better than most, scooping a dozen “gongs” in the last three years from various specialist pensions and investment publications.

Almost all acknowledge the £1.6bn (€2bn, $3bn) Bristol-based plan’s pioneering work in sustainable investing. Within the last few years, the EAPF has turned itself into a leading government agency pension fund by using a unique environmental overlay strategy across all its investments.