Nest tackles Barclays amid climate change pressure

Hope William-Smith
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Nest has demanded Barclays provide a “robust plan” on winding up investments into fossil fuel providers.

This comes after news that 11 pension and investment funds filed a collective resolution spearheaded by ShareAction against the bank last month over its role in global warming. Barclays - the wo...

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