Legal & General ties boardroom bonuses to expanded net zero goals

Michael Holder
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Pensions, insurance, property and asset management giant unveils fresh interim climate commitments as part of drive to net zero portfolio emissions by 2050

Legal & General has pledged to halve the carbon intensity of its entire £95bn proprietary investment portfolio by the end of the decade and link its climate targets to boardroom bonuses, as the pensions,...

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