Sarasin & Partners to divest from Equinor over failure to align strategy with Paris Agreement

Stuart Stone
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Asset manager tasked with steering Equinor climate talks on behalf of hundreds of investors exits oil major over emissions concerns

One of the investors at the forefront of talks with Equinor over its climate strategy has sold its stock in the Norwegian oil and gas giant, after claiming it has failed to align its strategy with the...

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