Poll: Two-thirds of UK savers keen to make climate-friendly pension switch

Michael Holder
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YouGov survey comes as trustee of £67.6bn university pension schemes announces 2050 net zero plan

Tens of millions of UK pension savers would switch to green retirement schemes that support climate-friendly investments if offered the opportunity from their provider, according to a new YouGov poll today...

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