Axa to drop €500m coal assets by end of 2015

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Chief exec announces company will divest coal assets and invest €3bn in renewable energy

Axa is set to ditch €500m of coal assets by the end of the year and invest €3bn in renewable energy to 2020. The French insurance giant's chief executive Henri de Castries made the announcement at a...

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