Five ESG questions pension trustees should be asking Stephanie Baxter Trustees are under increasing pressure to give more consideration to ESG factors. Stephanie Baxter looks at the most important questions they should be asking. With so much for trustees to grapple with at the current time, what are the most important questions they should be asking about ESG? 1. Take a step back to review progress and policies Pension trustees should first turn their attention to implementation reporting and check if their investment policies and stewardship arrangements are delivering against their investment principles, according to Barnett Waddingham policy and strategy lead Amanda Latham.