How AXA's coal divestment plans helped trigger its 100 per cent renewables pledge

Michael Holder
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AXA's CSR chief Alice Steenland explains why the insurance and investment giant AXA decided to tackle CO2 in its investments long before making the RE100 pledge for its own operations

As one of the world's biggest insurance and investment companies with more than €1.4tr of assets under management, AXA can exert considerable influence over the global low carbon transition. But with...

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