LGPS tobacco investment 'cannot be used as a policy tool'
Decisions on local government pension scheme investment in tobacco cannot be driven by public policy concerns, industry figures have warned.
As responsibility for the promotion of public health returns to council control in April, the appropriateness of investment in tobacco companies by LGPS funds has been questioned. This week, Staffordshire...
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