'We will be holding companies accountable': How top investors are toughening their line on net zero pledges

James Murray
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'We will be holding companies accountable': How top investors are toughening their line on net zero pledges

Aviva Investors and BMO Global Asset Management are the latest big investment firms to ramp up pressure on corporates to strengthen their climate strategies

Environmental campaigners may remain sceptical over the investment industry's ability to translate its myriad net zero pledges into real world action, but pressure from institutional investors on corporates...

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