David Russell
Environmental Responsibility Advisor - University Superannuation Scheme (USS)

Environmental Responsibility Advisor University Superannuation Scheme (USS)

David Russell is an Advisor on Responsible Investment to Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS). USS is the third largest pension fund in the United Kingdom, with assets in excess of ?'s19 billion and over 200,000 members. To operationalise its commitment to a long-term and active share ownership, USS has created a Responsible Investment team, of which David is one of three members. This team works with both USS'ss internal and external fund managers on a range of corporate governance and corporate responsibility issues

David is also a steering committee member of the IIGCC, the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change, a collaboration between pension funds and fund managers representing ?'s1 trillion in assets which believes that climate change poses fiduciary risks and therefore requires appropriate management.

Mr Russell was previously environmental manager for a UK DIY retail multiple, dealing with the broad spectrum of business sustainability issues. He has also been a university lecturer, specialising in environmental management systems and auditing, and proving consultancy services to companies.