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Legal & General (L&G) has invested £4bn of its own money in transition finance, including £1.6bn in renewable energy, £1.7bn in green bonds and £0.7bn in other solutions. Nilufer Kheraj OBE, Independent Non-Executive Director at L&G, and Carl Moxley, Group Climate Director at L&G, explain how this supports the transition and helps with L&G’s resilience to climate risk.

David Tyler, Domestic & General (D&G) Chair, points out the role of the board in the company’s commitment to decarbonisation while in conversation with Matthew Crummack, D&G’s CEO. They discuss D&G’s sustainability strategy, which focuses on helping to limit climate change, championing a circular economy, and caring for the company's communities.

SSE has a long-term decarbonisation vision. It also has a portfolio of capital-intensive projects that are focused on this goal. The company’s successive Chairs and their boards have played a vital role in the transition of the company and, as a consequence, the UK economy. Climate is a key plank of SSE’s corporate strategy. Sir John Manzoni, SSE Chair, sits down with Richard Gillingwater, former SSE Chair.

There is value in communicating with creativity, especially for non-executive directors seeking to lead conversations about transition from the boardroom. Just as the science demands climate action, so too does behavioural science require that there must be creativity and humanity at the heart of messaging. Rita Clifton CBE, Portfolio Chair and Non-executive Director, talks to Chapter Zero CEO, Vicky Moffatt.

This Summary Briefing highlights the essential need-to-knows for NEDs in terms of emerging policy and regulatory developments announced from the end of September 2025 to the start of December 2025, offers suggested prompts for boardroom discussions, and includes some upcoming key events and UK Government consultations regarding climate policy that may be useful for Boards to be aware of.

Procurement has an important role to play in the net zero transition. By capitalising on green public procurement (GPP) opportunities and integrating sustainability into procurement practices, businesses can drive down their emissions whilst gaining strategic advantages.

This “Asking Better Questions on Nature” guide is designed to help non-executives and boards across business and finance surface critical insights about nature-related dependencies, impacts, risks and opportunities to inform their decision making.

Robust scenario analysis is key to managing material climate risks for financial firms. NEDs can use this briefing to gain strategic insights, provide governance, and meet incoming regulatory expectations.

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