Tyne and Wear Pension Fund hits carbon reduction targets two years early

Fund has seen carbon emissions reduce by almost 40%, ahead of its 2025 30-35% goal

Holly Roach
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Tyne and Wear Pension Fund hits carbon reduction targets two years early

The £12.5bn Tyne and Wear Pension Fund has hit its carbon reduction targets two years ahead of schedule.

The local government pension fund previously committed to be net-zero carbon by 2050 or sooner and set interim targets to reduce carbon emissions across its whole investment portfolio by between 30...

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