Top UK fund manager divests from fossil fuels

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Archbishop of Canterbury plays crucial role in BMO Global Asset Management's decision to dump £20m of shares in firms such as BHP Billiton

One of Britain's biggest managers of ethical funds is to dump £20m of shares in fossil fuel companies in one of the biggest divestments so far because of climate change. Shares in BHP Billiton, the...

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