UK Green Investment Bank to establish 'special share' mechanism to lock in green mission

Madeleine Cuff
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Business Secretary Sajid Javid announces plans to create a special share in GIB whose holder will own responsibility for protecting green mission after sell-off

Business Secretary Sajid Javid has today announced the Green Investment Bank (GIB) will create a "special share" in the company to protect its core mission as a green investor after its planned sell-off....

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