Aviva targets net zero for its default pension funds by 2050

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Pension provider also urges government to make it mandatory for all auto-enrollment pensions to reach net zero by 2050

Aviva has set a 2050 net-zero target for its own auto-enrolment (AE) default pension funds, and called on the government to make all AE default funds set the same goal. The provider said it is committed...

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