Strathclyde pledges £20m to clean growth fund

Pledge comes after LGPS fund was found to be a major fossil fuel holder

Hope William-Smith
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The Strathclyde Pension Fund has pledged a capital commitment of £20m into a government-backed venture capital fund investing in early-stage UK clean technology ventures.

The Clean Growth Fund - established in 2020 with funding from the Department of Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy - is now close to two-thirds of the way to its £100m target. The fund was d...

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