G20: £5.7tr investor group urges richest nations to ditch climate-damaging agricultural subsidies

Michael Holder
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FAIRR network comprising 32 major investors such as LGIM and BNP Paribas' funding arm calls for farming subsidies to be aligned with climate and biodiversity goals

A group of leading investors collectively responsible for £5.7tr in assets have urged wealthier countries in the G20 to align their agricultural subsidies with global climate and biodiversity goals by...

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