Pension funds among £1.5trn investor group urging Sunak to rethink green delay

32 signatories sign letter urging PM to reconsider 'misguided' net-zero plans

James Baxter-Derrington
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A group of pension funds, including the Brunel Pensions Partnership and the Church of England Pensions Board, are among 32 signatories to a letter raising “deep concern” over prime minister Rishi Sunak’s recent backtrack on the UK government's green pledges.

Led by the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) , the UN-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) and UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association (UKSIF), a to...

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