People's Pension details climate stewardship push in first responsible investment report

Jasmine Urquhart
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Report confirms workplace pension fund has achieved an initial 30 per cent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions across its investment portfolio

The People's Pension has released its first ever responsible investment (RI) report, revealing details of the fund's voting, engagement activities, fund manager selection activities over the past year....

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