The climate alarm bells have been ringing for a while - and investors have stopped hitting 'snooze'

Madeleine Cuff
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Major shift in stance from asset management giant Vanguard last week, coupled with fresh climate risk warnings today from Schroders, are a sign investment community is taking climate risk seriously

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