'Not only an environmental issue': Scottish Widows calls on pensions industry to steer a just transition to net zero

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Report from pensions provider sets out recommendations for how pensions industry and government can ensure transition to a low carbon economy is equitable and fair

The government and pensions industry should make ‘just transition' considerations a central component of wider net zero policy, according to Scottish Widows. The provider yesterday published a report...

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