Border to Coast strengthens biodiversity and deforestation advocacy

LGPS pool says it will ‘increase pressure’ on companies not addressing risks

Jasmine Urquhart
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Border to Coast Pensions Partnership says it will strengthen its advocacy for biodiversity and deforestation risks as part of its yearly update to policies.

The Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) pool said it would "increase pressure on companies failing to address investment risks" and "reduce damaging activities" from deforestation. It said it...

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