Climate change policy adopted by just 5% of top corporate pension funds

Holly Roach
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While three quarters of the biggest UK corporate pension funds recognise the potential impact of climate change, only a handful have a specific policy, according to Pinsent Masons research.

The law firm discovered none of the top 43 UK pension funds have targets for investment in low carbon, energy efficient or other sustainable assets and none have a decarbonisation target. While ...

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