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West Midlands Pension Fund leads £1bn global sustainable equity mandate

19 March 2019 • 6 min read

The £16bn local pension fund has launched a sustainable equity framework, which is available to all schemes in the LGPS Central pool.

West Midlands Pension Fund (WMPF) is leading a £1bn allocation to a global sustainable equity mandate, designed to invest in companies which demonstrate a forward-thinking approach to long-term sus...

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