Climate Finance Action

08/20/2026

Policies without operational follow-through don’t reduce risk.

What matters is whether those policies are embedded in governance, investment processes, and accountability systems.

Integration is the work. Pension stakeholders feel the consequences when it’s missing.

08/18/2026

Trillions in pension capital move through the economy, often without meaningful input from the people whose futures are invested. The real question is whether that capital is aligned with long-term resilience or short-term exposure.

What would it look like if the people whose retirements are on the line had a real voice in how that capital is deployed? This is the connective tissue of our work: governance, engagement, and long-term thinking.

08/17/2026

What does it look like when a pension fund treats climate risk as a financial issue that requires action?

Massachusetts is giving us one example.

MassPRIM has made climate transition risk part of how it evaluates the investment managers entrusted with workers' retirement savings. That moves climate risk out of a separate, side conversation and into the core business of managing a long-term portfolio, where it belongs.

This is what labor's capital can do. When a fund uses its leverage, the people managing workers' money have to pay attention.

Learn more at https://www.responsible-investor.com/massachusetts-pension-fund-puts-managers-on-notice-over-climate-transition/

US fund to integrate climate transition test into manager selection going forward.

08/14/2026

Empathy does not equal endorsement.

It's one of the most important distinctions organizers can make.

In this new blog, Danielle Fox reflects on why empathy, curiosity, and trust are often overlooked as organizing strategies and why they may be some of the most effective tools we have for building durable change.

📖 Read it at https://www.climatefinanceaction.org/blog/empathy-as-a-critical-organizing-tool-and-strategy

08/12/2026

When people picture a pension fund, they picture a room most workers will never be invited into — economists, consultants, portfolio managers, all speaking a language built for people who already know finance.

That expertise matters. But it isn't the only kind that does.

Workers see climate and economic risks before they ever reach a quarterly report. The flooded school, the earlier fire season, the shift worked in dangerous heat, the insurance premium that prices a family out... that's expertise too. And it belongs in the room.

📖 Read it at https://www.climatefinanceaction.org/blog/workers-are-experts-too-why-lived-experience-belongs-in-pension-governance

08/11/2026

From fiduciary duty and pension governance to storytelling and climate-resilient investing — these are the CFA resources workers, union leaders, and advocates reach for most.

Practical guides. Checklists. Toolkits. White papers. All designed to help you engage public pension funds with confidence.

Everything in one place 👇

📖 Explore the resources: https://www.climatefinanceaction.org/blog/our-most-used-resources-for-understanding-public-pensions-climate-risk-and-worker-power

08/06/2026

You don't need a Wall Street pedigree to protect your retirement and your climate future. You just need to get familiar with a few foundational concepts.

This guide breaks down eight of them — fiduciary duty, strategic asset allocation, proxy voting, transition planning, and more — with practical resources to help union members, organizers, and advocates engage their pension funds with confidence.

Understanding how the system works is the first step to changing it.

📖 Read it here: https://www.climatefinanceaction.org/blog/beyond-the-black-box-how-to-get-climate-finance-savvy-and-flex-your-unions-capital

08/05/2026

Over the past two years, you told us what mattered.

From pension investing fundamentals to worker-centered approaches to climate resilience and fiduciary duty, these are the CFA articles that resonated most. If you missed any of them, now's your chance to catch up.

📖 Read the collection:

Explore Climate Finance Action's most-read blogs on public pensions, climate risk, fiduciary duty, responsible investing, and worker power.

08/03/2026

Tomorrow.

As a public employee or retiree, you know your pension is more than just a paycheck. It's a massive pool of capital with the power to secure a dignified retirement and shape a better future.

But for many, how these funds actually make decisions feels like a "black box."

Join us on Tuesday, August 4th, for a webinar that demystifies how your pension fund operates.

https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/ZWjrkGjvQqy7tLD5235P9Q #/registration

07/31/2026

Climate change is global, but many of the most powerful solutions are built close to home. States and cities are where infrastructure gets financed, pensions make long-term decisions, and communities feel the impacts first.

At Climate Finance Action, we work alongside local partners to turn public capital into a tool for resilience. That means opening up complex financial systems, creating real pathways for stakeholder voice, and equipping people with practical tools to influence how public pension funds and investments respond to climate risk.

If you believe climate solutions should strengthen communities and protect long-term public wealth, there are ways to get involved.

Donate: climatefinanceaction.org/donate
Explore our guide: climatefinanceaction.org/invest-in-our-future-guide
Download resources: https://www.climatefinanceaction.org/download-resources