Survey: Two-fifths of investors favour green strategies 'despite challenging backdrop'

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Many investors quizzed by wealth manager Quilter also want their portfolios to support the net zero transition and exclude oil, gas and coal

More than four-in-ten investors want the option to invest in companies that are helping to drive the green transition, despite "recent political rhetoric and performance concerns", according to fresh survey...

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