Aviva Investors threatens to divest from firms that fail climate tests

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Asset manager steps up climate stewardship as it writes to 30 high-carbon companies in its portfolio to urge them to take action

Aviva Investors is stepping up pressure on the companies it stewards, today announcing plans to impose a climate transition programme focused on 30 of its high carbon-emitting investments, threatening...

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