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'Worryingly complacent': MPs warn too many pension funds are failing to engage with climate risks

James Murray
James Murray
clock 25 May 2018 •
'Worryingly complacent': MPs warn too many pension funds are failing to engage with climate risks

Environmental Audit Committee finds a majority of large pension funds are addressing climate change, but warns a number of funds are ignoring strategic risks

The UK's leading pension funds are pursuing a decidedly mixed approach to tackling escalating climate risks, with some moving to reduce their exposure to high risk assets and others failing to acknowledge...

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