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Supporting A4S – Sustainability and Trusteeship

Pi Partnership were first introduced to A4S in May 2021 when they presented their thoughts on the role of trusteeship in driving forward their primary sustainability objectives. At that time, they were very much focused on working with larger schemes, but even then it was clear that the combined assets within smaller schemes also had a significant role to play.

Roger Cooper, as the Chair of our Trustee operation, become more closely involved in October 2021, when he joined the A4S committee focusing on bringing sustainability into the forefront of trustee discussions and developing an integrated approach to working with investment managers.

Alongside the evolution of scheme funding levels, it had become clear that sustainability in pension funds didn’t finish at buyout of assets, it continues, just with a different owner. This led to the establishment of the Sustainability Principles Charter for the bulk annuity process, and Pi Partnership were delighted to be the first Professional Trustee firm to sign this charter and have incorporated these principles across our approach to trusteeship and the bulk annuity selection process.

Bulk Annuity Progress Report 2025

It is fantastic to see that two years on from the launch of this Sustainability Principles Charter, they have reached an important milestone. The 2025 Progress Report shows that ALL UK bulk purchase annuity providers have now committed to adopt unified sustainability principles, strengthening the integration of sustainability into decision making.

With the increasing levels of assets in Defined Contribution schemes, as well as increasing Master Trust consolidation and the introduction of ‘productive finance’, the importance of sustainability continues to be at the forefront of developments – and we look forward to celebrating the next milestone.

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Diversity

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Everyone has different needs, and we support this balance offering true flexibility in how our people manage their time and fully support part time working and a family friendly approach.

Communication

Communication

We believe in clear and transparent communication and create regular opportunities for internal communication. Our regular business updates and opportunities to input into the business ensures everyone feels part of the team and on the same page at Pi, ensuring our hybrid working model is effective regardless of where you are based.

Development

Development

Nurturing every Pi Person is important to us and we want to ensure everyone has the opportunity for continued professional development by providing the space to do this alongside client commitments. Everyone has an individual Personal Development Plan catered to them, whether they are on the start of their journey with Pi or those looking at ways to transition into the next stage of their careers.

Everyone has the opportunity for a regular development and progression review and everyone has ownership over their own development with input and guidance of senior member of the team where required.

We provide regular opportunities to share knowledge amongst our teams through Lunch Time Learn in sessions and actively encourage involvement and participation into this.

Culture

Culture

We are an open, friendly and supportive team who thrive in a flexible and autonomous environment. Our people are trusted to get on with things, adding value and individual contribution, whilst maintaining a good work life balance and ideally having fun along the way.

We want to ensure we cultivate our special culture and our focus is to maintain our exceptional engagement levels. We are proud to have been awarded the Sunday Times Best Place to Work for small businesses in 2023 and 2024, and also in 2025 after moving to the medium-sized business category.

Employee Owned

Employee Owned

Our employee ownership structure is central to our philosophy of making sure every Pi Person is part of our success story, contributing to how we run the business, and sharing in the profits. We know that being successful is not just down to numbers, it’s about our people who all contribute in their unique way to our success and creating a working environment where everyone has a voice.

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Amanda Burden

Director and Governance Specialist

Amanda is a Board Director of Pi Partnership Group and leads the development of Pi’s services. She works closely with clients, the Pi team and professional advisers to ensure all of Pi’s services meet the changing needs of the pension market and deliver clear value to Pi’s clients.

Amanda has over twenty-five years’ experience in the pensions industry and, as well as ensuring Pi’s services continue to meet the needs of our clients in a rapidly changing pension landscape, is also a member of Pi’s Executive Management Team. She provides specialist project management for clients on a range of services, including adviser selection and review, trustee board assessment and governance design.

As well as being a Fellow of the Pensions Management Institute (PMI) and Chair of the PMI London Group, Amanda holds PMI certificates in Pensions Automatic Enrolment and DC Governance, was a past Prince2 practitioner and is a Certified Risk Management Practitioner.

What do you most enjoy about your role:  Successfully delivering complex projects and creating a happy team environment.

Interests outside work: Travel, theatre and as part of Abundance London helping create beautiful spaces in urban settings.

Top achievement to date: Competing in the 2005/06 Round the World Clipper race.